Chapter 11
Gio
I don’t want to wake Marissa. Her face is so soft and innocent and she’s only had five hours of sleep. But she has to open at Milano’s, and I said I’d get her there.
Still, I don’t move. I just drink in the sight of her. I had the nightmare again. Woke in a cold sweat from the horror of seeing her with a g*n at her head.
But she’s right here. In my bed. Safe and sound.
Where I want to keep her always. Where she belongs. I just have to figure out how to convince her of that.
I trail kisses along her hairline. “Wake up, angel. We have to get going.”
“Hmm? Mmm.” Her lids flutter, but she slips right back into slumber.
“I wish the f**k I could let you sleep, doll, but I promised you I’d get you to Milano’s on time.”
“Hmm?” She sits up at the word Milano’s. “Oh. Yeah. Th
