bed.”
I nod in agreement, and tilting my head to the side, Gio gives me a soft kiss on my lips, his tongue sliding in quickly before he lets me go. “I’ll call you guys a car.”
“We’re shopping on the strip.”
Gio smirks and turns me around to face him. “Anything for me?” He waggles his eyebrows.
“What would you want?”
“Anything you buy for yourself is technically for me. You should pick up a few items for our trip.”
I give him a quick kiss and Nico shows us out.
“I’ve never seen Giovanni act like that!” Natalie laughs once we are out of the hotel and walking back down the strip. I look behind me and see Rome following us. He must have been following us earlier, yet he didn’t warn Gio. I turn and give him a soft smile and he nods once. I’m not one hundred percent sure, but if I had to guess I would say he didn’t warn Gio because his job is to protect me, not rat on me.
“Like what?” I ask, turning my attention back to Natalie.
“He’s always so serious, but you didn’t even have to do anything and he calmed down and was so…sexy and playful. I should have recorded it to show the other girls. Cecilia would’ve a heart attack. She’s always trying to worm her way into Giovanni’s arms, but he always rejects her.”
That makes we wonder if Cecilia and Gio have had sex. I know he’s had sex with plenty of women. We all have pasts and it’s ridiculous to expect someone to not have one, but I want to know if her stuck up bitchy self is part of Gio’s past. Instead of asking Natalie, I decide to wait and ask Gio himself.
Chapter Twenty
GIOVANNI
Instead of taking a commercial flight to the Bahamas, my family has decided to charter a private jet. We have to take two flights. One to Fort Lauderdale and then get on the charter plane that will take us to Fowl Cay. Mario, our brother in Italy, flew in last night and is flying over with us. He has brought his girlfriend of five months and they seem to be very cozy. Nico and Amber are sharing a couch and my parents are sitting together with Stefan and Cecilia.
I tried to stop Cecilia from coming on this trip but she wasn’t having it. She found out Aria was going and lost her shit. I told her Aria and I aren’t her business and she and I are over in every way. I reminded her that I haven’t fucked her since before Aria moved in but that didn’t stop her from trying to convince me she’s the better choice. I shot her down until she finally gave up.
Aria and I are currently sitting on the couch across from Nico and Amber. Aria’s head is in my lap and she’s snoring softly. Any time this woman is near me, my body is calm. She has this aura that surrounds her and I can’t help but feed off it. I lean down and give her temple a kiss, needing to feel her skin on my lips.
Nico shoots me a knowing smirk and I shake my head. When I look away from him, my eyes lock with my parents. My mom is frowning, but she looks more curious than upset. My dad on the other hand is glaring. When I told them Aria and I were seeing each other and she would be coming with us, they freaked out. My mom cried that Cecilia wouldn’t be a part of the family and my dad threw out some bullshit about being the first born and having responsibilities. I told them both I’m not going to change my mind and to let it go. Thankfully, they did.
The last several days, Aria has been sleeping in our room. The night after she came to visit me at the hotel, she asked about Cecilia. I told her the truth, that we’ve fucked for years but it’s not and never will be more than that.
We’ve spent every night making out and going down on each other, but we haven’t had sex. She begs and pleads and one night threw a fit saying I’m taking her choices away. I threw it back at her saying she’s taking away mine. She glared and I laughed. Any other woman and I’d already be balls deep in her, but Aria is different. She means more. She’s been through more, and fuck if she