22 Alessia I hadn’t heard from Luca since he’d forced his way into my apartment the day before. I’d spent all evening thinking, but the only decision I’d made was that it was time to bring Giada into the fold. It wasn’t an easy call to make. Telling her might endanger her, and I didn’t want to get myself into trouble for spreading information. However, there were any number of counter-arguments. I could count on her to keep her mouth shut, plus, she deserved to know what was happening in our family. In a much more selfish vein, I needed to tell her so she could help me figure out what the hell I was supposed to do. She had helped me through every major life decision until that point, and I floundered at the idea of forging ahead without her on this front. Telling Giada was one thing, my si
