Viviana stared at her reflection in the mirror that graced the waiting area of the hotel restaurant. She was criticizing herself, still finding that she had not lost all the baby weight, although Matteo would tell her she was crazy.
She had dressed up- it had been a while since they had been out and it was rare that Viviana would accompany Matteo on a business dinner. Still, here they were, about to meet with the owner of one of the few legitimate businesses Matteo worked with.
"Are you admiring yourself? Did I neglect to tell you how beautiful you are?" Matteo said, approaching her and pulling her by the waist.
"I'm thinking that there's still a lot of work to do." she said with a frown and he laughed.
"I don't see what you're talking about. No one would be able to tell that you j
