Antonio I stood there and watched her as she disappeared inside the bedroom with the brown bag. I put the baskets in the kitchen and went to the bedroom to change into a fresh set of clothes for dinner. And I also pulled out a dress that was delivered for her. Ephraim didn’t want me to take her to dinner tonight as it wasn’t just dinner but more like a meeting. I understood why he was reluctant to have her there but I was Antonio fûcking Rossi, I could do anything I wanted. Even take a woman to a men dominating table, and no one would dare say a word because she was mine. I was in the middle of changing into a black shirt to go with my dress pants when she stepped out of the bathroom. When she saw me, she asked, “Are you going somewhere?” Her questions took me back for a moment as I’d h