Charmingly Yours (A Morning Glory #1)
“And it wasn’t because the service was particularly sad, though there were plenty of tears. Nor was it because his wingtips pinched his toes. No, it was because everyone there treated him like Angelina’s boyfriend. And it wasn’t like he could come out and say, “This bitch be crazy.”
Because it was a funeral and Father Pinada would have rapped his knuckles like a medieval nun if he’d dared to be so disrespectful.
Then when they went to the graveside services—which Sal had tried to beg off but fai...led—Angelina pulled him to her, wrapping her arm through his, rooting him to the spot with her family. He’d had to stand beside her while everyone in the community paused in front of her, paying their respects.
So, yeah, another nail in the coffin of his future.
His mother had beamed at him, giving him that nod again. Good boy, Salvatore.
The whole thing had made him feel like he couldn’t breathe. He’d clawed at his necktie and tried to remember how lovely Rosemary had looked when he slipped out of her bed in the quiet dawn light.MoreLess
Because it was a funeral and Father Pinada would have rapped his knuckles like a medieval nun if he’d dared to be so disrespectful.
Then when they went to the graveside services—which Sal had tried to beg off but fai...led—Angelina pulled him to her, wrapping her arm through his, rooting him to the spot with her family. He’d had to stand beside her while everyone in the community paused in front of her, paying their respects.
So, yeah, another nail in the coffin of his future.
His mother had beamed at him, giving him that nod again. Good boy, Salvatore.
The whole thing had made him feel like he couldn’t breathe. He’d clawed at his necktie and tried to remember how lovely Rosemary had looked when he slipped out of her bed in the quiet dawn light.MoreLess
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