Matteo made his excuses at the office and went home as soon as he could. He needed to see Viviana, he needed to talk to her.
He knew the moment he saw her from across the street that she would be imagining a million things about him and the woman he was with. Many times, he had thought about explaining to her that this was just business, telling her what was going on but he could only hear his father's voice about how imperative it was that everything remain secret.
Matteo was treading on dangerous ground and he had no wish to involve Viviana in anything to do with the business more than necessary. He had been planning to take the rest of the week off and through New Year's. He had been working even more hours so that he could spend the holidays at home with Viviana, had meant to surpr
