Page 45 of Family Secrets

“The next few days are going to be crazy.”

“I suspected as much. Don’t feel as if you have to check in with me, I know how busy you are on a normal day. What you’re going through is something I’m all too familiar with. If you need anything, even just to talk, I’m here for you.”

Gino opened his mouth to tell her she was all he needed when his phone rang from the floor. “That will be my mother telling me she’s in the air.”

Elizabeth was never so grateful as Gino spoke to his mother in Italian. During her time with Amato, she’d picked up a few more words, but Gino spoke with such speed she couldn’t separate one from another.

He took her twice more before his ringing phone announced the need for his presence.

“I need to ask something of you,” Gino nervously questioned.

“Anything.”

“I need you to keep last night between us.”

With hurt filling her chest, Elizabeth mounted a fake smile, “Of course.”

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