“Ladies,” Bartolommeo greeted with a smile one could only describe as smarmy. He approached them with the sort of entitlement that could only be expected from someone who had been handed everything in life and sat down in one of the free seats without waiting for an invitation. It suddenly occurred to Raven that this was the first time she had ever been in the man's presence without Angelo, Cosmo or Cris being there with her; she wondered if that was deliberate.
“What do you want?” April asked with a hostility that shocked her older sister. The tone spoke of an unpleasant shared past and it made her wonder what experiences the two had with one another.
“Relax! You can pull back the kitty claws,” he said in a decidedly mocking tone. “I'm here to keep an eye on you two. In case you weren'
