‘Are you sure?’ he pressed, surprised at such open hospitality.
‘I’m sure. Lisa would not let me refuse!’
Dino was also surprised but proud of his wife for taking in the homeless family. He found her in the kitchen, looking happy yet flushed from the heat of the fire burning in the stove. ‘We’ve only just farewelled the Jews, now it’s your school friend,’ he whispered to her good-naturedly, while she stirred Nonna’s thickening sauce. ‘You have a soft heart.’
He kissed her moist cheek. ‘Dinner smells incredible,’ he said, trying to see what was simmering. His cheeky face and ready smile were trying to charm her into an early sample.
‘Just wait. Go wash your hands,’ Lisa told him. ‘We are serving up in minutes.’
The short, dark-skinned man chuckled as he reluctantly retreated from the k
