LUCA I could see that she wanted to say yes. I could also see that she was confused. "Dinner? Just for food?" I nodded. "Just for food." The evening was still early. I thought we could visit one of my night clubs after stopping at a restaurant for dinner. I was in a good mood suddenly. After dealing with Roberto and having all the Uzis sent out successfully, I had received a new order for double the batch we had just sent out. Alina got out of bed. "I'd like that. Give me a few minutes to change." I fell back on the bed, placing my head on my bent elbows. She stood beside the bed, watching me like I was an alien. She waved her hand to the door. "Get out, Luca. I'm not undressing with you staring at me that way." I turned onto my stomach and stretched out on

