Not Juliet
““Son,” Cosimo greeted him, smiling. “Barefoot, as always. Ha-ha. So nice to see you.”
After the mandatory embrace and kisses, Luca accepted a glass of grappa and sat in one of the chairs Cosimo had carved himself since he’d retired. The chair protested, but held. The old man’s carving skills were improving.
“Tell me. What bothers you?” Cosimo asked.
Luca didn’t need more encouragement. He told his father about Riella’s arrival, how it seemed strange that she would be looking to speak with the Italian Romany king, how he’d followed her, only to discover she was being tracked by Zamir. The shooting in Florence and his decision to keep a closer eye on her… until it backfired and he’d fallen in love.
Oh, how that amused the old man! Luca hadn’t seen his father laugh so heartily for a long time.
He skipped over the more private chunks of their time together and relayed the bulldozer incident, and how he’d finally won Riella over.
“You realize her estrangement from camp explains why she isn...’t aware of the real threat to her father, or that I’ve stepped down?”MoreLess
After the mandatory embrace and kisses, Luca accepted a glass of grappa and sat in one of the chairs Cosimo had carved himself since he’d retired. The chair protested, but held. The old man’s carving skills were improving.
“Tell me. What bothers you?” Cosimo asked.
Luca didn’t need more encouragement. He told his father about Riella’s arrival, how it seemed strange that she would be looking to speak with the Italian Romany king, how he’d followed her, only to discover she was being tracked by Zamir. The shooting in Florence and his decision to keep a closer eye on her… until it backfired and he’d fallen in love.
Oh, how that amused the old man! Luca hadn’t seen his father laugh so heartily for a long time.
He skipped over the more private chunks of their time together and relayed the bulldozer incident, and how he’d finally won Riella over.
“You realize her estrangement from camp explains why she isn...’t aware of the real threat to her father, or that I’ve stepped down?”MoreLess
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