ALINA
I turned the wine in my glass towards the light, barely listening to my sister, Valentina, as she talked.
My mind was stuck on thoughts of Luca; of the way he kissed me, the way he touched me, the way he pulled back like I was something strange.
"So," Valentina said, sounding uninterested, but her eyes were searching mine. "Are you and Luca planning to have children soon?"
I choked, coughing into my hand. Heat rushed to my face, burning so hot I felt like I might catch fire.
Valentina smirked. "I'll take that as a no?"
I set my glass down and folded my hands in my lap, trying to look composed. "We… we haven't talked about it."
Which was true. We hadn't talked about anything because Luca refused to touch me. How could we make kids if we couldn't have s*x?
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