Z wraps his arm around my back. “Amazing for you, but Ari and Grace and several others will need to get back to the city before the roads get bad.” My eyes drift to my childhood friend who stands along the wall with her girlfriend, the two gently leaning into one another. After adjusting to the reality of her father’s death, Ari began to flourish in her new life. She took over the management of one of her father’s restaurants, and she and Grace became an official couple. Without Christiano around, the Mafia couldn’t care less about her s****l preferences. As for the Larsons, though, they have struggled with understanding their daughter’s relationship. They love her enormously, but they still refer to Ari as Grace’s friend rather than partner or girlfriend. Hopefully, they’ll come around wi
