Carmen was already waiting for us at the front door when we pulled up. I raced out of the car to join her, my heart doing flips in anticipation.
I don’t think I can take any more of this.
“What’s wrong, Carmen? Are you okay?” My words came out jumbled, I blinked at her repeatedly. It had to be something serious for her to be standing outside without her child.
Wait. Had something happened to Milo?
She looked at me apologetically, her head tilted to the side to steal a glimpse of her nephew behind me. “Sorry if I sounded vague, or made you panic. I just wanted you to come home and be by Roman’s side.”
Was she kidding right now?
I turned to look at Luca, then back at her. Was there some kind of inside joke I didn’t know about? Why did I need to be by Roman’s side?
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