Ryan had a whole speech planned out. How he was going to tell her he loved her and wanted her in his life. How he forgave her for not trusting him and wanted her forgiveness for not fighting harder to get her to listen to him. It all went out the window the second he saw her.
Ryan drank her in like a man drowning. She was gorgeous, even through the sadness that clung to her. Ryan ached to wash it away and see her eyes light up again. To see her smile. To feel her lips and body against his.
First, he needed to convince her to get out of the truck.
“Nonna would like you to come inside.”
Bella shook her head.
“No? You’re saying no to Nonna?”
She shook her head again and opened her mouth. “You don’t love me. You can’t.”
Ryan chuckled. “Why not?”
“Because I was horrible to you. I said a
