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“Ha, ha. You’re so funny, Sugar.”
She snickered as she picked up one of the puppies. “What are their names?”
I smiled hard. I couldn’t have been prouder of the names Gabi came up with. “Harley and Davidson.”
She laughed. “Really, Capone?”
I threw my hands up. “Hey, that was all Gabi. I swear.”
Gabi loved asking me questions about my bike. A few times, I turned it on and sat her on it. She was in love with my motorcycle. When she asked me to take her riding, she was bummed when I told her she was too little. I felt like she asked as many questions as she could to sate her curiosity.
“What kind of dogs are these?”
“Cane Corsos.”
Giovanna eyes bucked. “Don’t those dogs get really big?”
“Yup, but that’s a good thing because they’re also very protective.”
Giovanna nodded with approval. Rising to her feet, she sauntered over to me. Wrapping her arms around my neck, she stood on her toes and kissed me sweetly. “No more pets, Luca. You can’t give hereverythingshe wants,” she scolded me.
“I’ll do my best.”
“Luca!” She slapped the back of her hand against my chest, fighting against a smile.
“Sorry, Sugar, I told you I was going to spoil you two and I meant it. You’re just going to have to get used to it,” I said unapologetically.
Giovanna’s eyes softened and she placed another kiss on my lips. “I guess I am.”
Chapter Twenty
GIOVANNA
After playing with the puppies for a little while, we ordered pizza and put on a movie. It was something so simple yet special. Gabi couldn’t even make it halfway through the movie before she passed out with Harley and Davidson right next to her. Once I put Gabi in her bed, we crated the puppies in another bedroom, and we retired to Luca’s room.
I still couldn’t believe this crazy man adopted not one but two puppies for her. But seeing the joy in Gabi’s eyes was worth it. I would never tell Luca that though. Next thing you know, our home would become a zoo.
Wait. Did I just ours?
I’d been doing this a lot. Whenever I thought about Luca or his home, I would lay a claim on them without even thinking about it. Even though I had been too busy to look for a place of my own, I also wasn't in a rush. This thing with him was moving incredible fast, but it felt so right.
Like right now. He was sitting up against the headboard while I lay against him. His arms were wrapped around me as his fingers trailed along my hips. It gave me goosebumps. To make matters worse, he was peppering kisses along my neck.
Luca was affectionate in a way I had never received. It wasn’t always sexual, which is what I loved. It was like he felt compelled to touch me in some kind of way and I loved it.
I was slowly losing my mind over him. Sometimes, I wanted to just live in his skin. I know that wasn't natural or sane, but I couldn’t help it. I felt how I felt. I liked Luca a lot. He was sweet, attentive, nurturing, yet dominant. He was seriously the perfect combination.
He thought I struggled with wanting to be with him, but it was quite the opposite. I knew I wanted to be with him. I had deep feelings for him, but I was scared. Each day I spent with him, the fear became smaller and smaller.
Seeing how patient he was with me let me know he really wanted this. Any other man would have deemed me too difficult and ran the other way. But not Luca Ferrari. He said I was meant to be his and I believed him.
“Tell me something about yourself that nobody knows,” I requested.
I felt his body stiffen beneath me. My heart sped up, fearing what made him react this way. I couldn’t handle finding out he had lied to me. Luca had been so perfect in my eyes. Not wanting to let this drag out, I turned my body just enough to look him in the eyes.
For the first time ever, I saw an emotion from him I never had.
Fear.
