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“You got me something?” He makes those warm and fuzzies come right back with a few words. It’s not that I need anything but that he thought to do so.
“You said you wanted to call your sister.”
“Oh, please let me do it now. Don’t make me wait.” I reach out and grab his hand. He threads his fingers between mine.
“It’s not a call. It's actually what I had to handle this morning.” My brows furrow together, not understanding what the heck he means.
“I don’t understand.”
“Good things come to those who wait. See the doctor, then you’ll get your surprise.”
I guess I have no choice but to see the doctor. Little does Matteo know, I’m not the only one that will be getting a surprise today.
11
MATTEO
“Can we have a few moments alone?”
“No,” I tell the doctor, not moving from my place at the end of the bed.
“Matteo.” Mona gives me a pleading expression. My eyes bounce between her and the doctor.
“Sergio?” I glance back at him.
"The only weapon in her bag is a needle."
“Che cavolo,” Dr. Mauti mutters, shaking her head. “I would never harm a Cattaneo.” I know I have offended her, but honestly, I don't care.
“What did she say?” Mona scrunches her nose.
“What the hell,” I answer her.
“Oh, yeah. Che cavolo.” Mona repeats it. I fight a smile. This isn’t the time. I know she said she was feeling better, but you can never be too sure. “I can speak to the doctor alone.”
“Why?”
“She might ask me girly things.”
“I’ve seenallyour girly things.” Mona’s face starts to turn pink.
“Matteo,” she hisses at me.
“Fine.” I relent for the first time in my life.
“I know,” Dr. Mauti says before I can tell her that her life is at risk if she harms a hair on Mona’s head. I tell her, in Italian, that Mona is mine. That she will be my wife, and to treat her as such. She nods in agreement.
Before leaving the bedroom, I circle the bed, pressing my mouth to Mona's in a firm kiss. “If you hear anything?—”
“I know, sir,” Sal tells me, staying on the bedroom door.
“Where did you put her?”
“The same room her sister picked yesterday.”
“She put up a fight?”
“No, she was like a deer in headlights.”