CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN

"Are you sure you don't want to stay?" Gabby asks and I can see where her son gets the puppy dog eyes from.

"I have meetings in the morning, Ma." Alessandro holds my coat out for me to put my arms into. "And Farrah has class, maybe some other time."

The woman is too sweet, so I smile at her. "Maybe over the holidays? Then I'll have some time off."

"Oh, that sounds wonderful!" She beams. "I can't wait."

We eventually leave after extended goodbyes, I even get a kiss on the cheek from Antonio.

"I have too many questions for you!" I say when we're in the car.

"I wouldn't have thought otherwise." Alessandro smiles.

Something makes me look in the side mirror when we're out of the estate, and I frown.

"I think there's a black car following us."

"Yes, it's only Enzo." He confirms.

"He didn't follow us when we came here." I frown.

"The way you're so observant turns me on." He's trying to deflect from the fact that there's never been someone following him before.

"Why i