Page 44 of Tito

We all laughed.

I gave them a nod as I took a hold of Valencia’s hand. “Ok, we're gonna go. See you in the morning.”

Valencia leaned away from me to kiss her twin on the cheek.

Julianna smiled at her. “Good night,Valen.”

Valencia chuckled and said, “Good night,Julie.”

I escorted Valencia out the door and down the hall.

We went to my room this time.

Shutting the door, I leaned back against it. Today had been a long and hard journey. Well, not all of it. The lake had been wonderfully easy.

Valencia looked around. “Nice room, Tito.”

I gazed around briefly. I had dark burgundy and white as a sort of color theme. There were some paintings on the walls that I really liked.

“Whose the artist?” she asked as she stepped closer to one of them.

“My cousin Amadeo.”

“Romeo's brother?”

I nodded. “He has real talent.”

She gazed at the art and agreed. “He really does. I love what he does with the skies. Like sunsets and this other one with the blue and clouds.”

“Let's just say, he loves the sky.” I chuckled.

“What?” She looked confused.

“He’s a pilot and that’s all he’s ever wanted to be. Uncle Stephano wants him to work next to Luca, but it isn't going very well from what Rocky told me.”

“Can’t he do what he wants?” Valen asked me.

“You would think so, right?” I agreed. “But remember what I said about my Uncle. Hard and complicated. Giovanni ran off when he was eighteen for that same reason.”

“You mean Legend?”

I nodded. “Yeah, Legend. I still have a hard time with that name. The Dark Legend.” I smiled. “He wanted to be a doctor and Stephano wanted him to work at Descalia Corp. Amadeo is different though, he is really trying to balance what he loves to do with what his dad wants him to do.”

“I never had a dad…” she paused. “Until today.”

I smiled at her. “We can fly to New York and visit them after we get…done with this lockdown stuff.”

“Ok, that sounds great, we can invite Romeo and Juliet.” She snickered.

“That is such a strange twist to all of this.”

She nodded. “Maybe but what Tommaso said about your father? That was a strange twist.”

“Like Twilight Zone strange,” I agreed. “And I’m not sure what Rocky will say about this. Like what do I say? Hey bro, did you know our dad was murdered?”

“I get it. But I’m here for support, just like you have done for me.”

I smiled at her. “I want more than that.”