Welcome Home

"We're here." Hollis told me, squeezing my hand gently. I hadn’t even noticed we had arrived. A gorgeous looking woman with a fair distribution of golden hair came rushing towards our car almost immediately, all smiles.

Sliding the hem of my dress up, I adjusted my heels. "Try not to give a fuck," he encouraged and I nodded my understanding.

A gentle tap came on the window, signaling Hollis to open the door. The moment he did, the golden haired woman rushed to me.

"Ugo, oh my God! My gorgeous girl." The woman pulled me into a hug. "I'm Isabella Genovese, you can call me Nana, everybody does." She hugged me again and I returned the hug. She turned to Hollis who quickly pulled me closer to himself. A frown crossed her face. "Put some room between you and the poor girl, we are Catholics for goodness sake." She pulled me away from a smiling Hollis.

"Mrs. Genovese, it is such a pleasure to meet you. Hollis could not stop ranting and raving about you," I said as politely as possibl