On Sunday, we took the jet to Philadelphia to meet up with the Carusos. It was the first time the two of us had been back since the wedding. When we got to her parents’ mansion, Drea turned to me with an apprehensive look.
I squeezed her hand reassuringly. “It’s going to be fine.”
“I hope you’re right.”
“Edoardo actually wants me to meet privately about some business propositions.”
Drea’s brows popped wide. “He does?”
“He called me a few days ago.”
“That seems promising.”
“I mean, he said, ‘Since I have to work with you fucker, I might as well make it worth my while’.”
Drea snorted. “Yeah, that sounds like him.”
When we started up the steps, Audrianna and Adamo came running out to meet us. The twins practically tackled Drea with hugs.
Thinking of the baby, I cautioned, “Hey now. Don’t be so rough.”
Apparently, it was the wrong thing to say to the twins because they both scowled at me over Drea’s shoulders. “Like we would ever hurt Drea,” Adamo countered.
Audrianna nodded. “You might be married to her, but you don’t know her like we do.”
Drea held up her hands. “Okay, okay. You don’t need to get sassy with Leo.”
“But he–”
“There’s a reason he said what he did.” She smiled at the twins. “I want you two to be the first in my family to know that I’m going to have a baby.”
“Already?” Audrianna blared.
Drea and I laughed. “Yes, already.”
Adamo gave me a look of disgust. “Dude, you just got married. Couldn’t you have wrapped it up for a few months?”
“Adamo!” Drea shrieked while I snickered at his audacity.
“You’re only twenty-one, D. You’ve got the rest of your life for kids,” he replied.
“Okay, this seriously wasn’t the response I was expecting,” Drea pouted.
“Now you won’t get to finish college or have a gallery,” Audrianna lamented.
“Who said anything about that?” I asked.
Audrianna looked between Drea and me in surprise. “You’re still going to finish school?”
“Absolutely.”
Wrapping my arm around Drea’s waist, I said, “She could do anything she sets her mind to.”
“Wow,” Audrianna murmured.
Adamo nodded at me. “That’s pretty chill, man.”
“Thanks.”