When did these two cozy up together?
We were lounging in a spare room after Deck and Nero fought against my Father and Messer Vincenzo, and their behavior was like day and night compared to how they had acted before together.
Deck threw a can of beer at Nero, which Nero casually caught, opened, and sipped. Then Deck sat beside him while they laughed at some mundane joke Nero recalled. They were acting like they'd been best buddies for their entire lives.
"Zia," Deck snapped his finger to drag me out of my confusion. "If you stare at us any longer, we'll melt."
Nero laughed and handed me a soda can. "Have a drink and loosen up."
I swiped Nero's hand away before he could give it to me. "I need something stronger than that." Standing up, I grabbed the unopened bottle of scotch and twiste
