26 “I think you’re making a mistake, honey,” Jo said. “I don’t want to hear it, Ma. For weeks everyone told me I was nuts for talking to her at all, and now I’m getting you telling me I should fight for her.” “You should listen to your mother,” Nonna said. “She knows what she’s talking about.” “Again, what’s changed?” “You changed,” Ryan argued. “She changed.” “I thought people didn’t change.” Ryan shrugged. “Maybe I just saw what was already there. She loves you. And you’re an i***t if you let her leave without telling her you love her.” “She doesn’t love me, Ry. If she did, she wouldn’t be taking that job.” “How do you know she took the job?” Nonna said. Normally Henry loved having his grandmother around, but she was really pushing his buttons. “She said she was going to Chica

