Chapter 131

The rest of dinner is anticlimactic, uneventful and about as enjoyable as the fifteen minutes we spent in the ladies’ room making polite strained conversation. Everyone seems to be on their best behaviour after the interlude, and the meal goes on with no more drama.

It’s not exactly riveting company or stimulating conversation. The majority discusses the casino, family, New York and stock markets. I swear, for a moment, I forgot Alexi is even a crime lord at all when he can be exceedingly convincing at playing boring businessman and plays nice with imbeciles and their puppy dog wives.

Alessandra and Gino are itching to get the night going. I can sense it seeping from them. Alessandra told me we are heading out to a club after this in the bathroom, just the four of us. To party the night away, and I’m not complaining, after spending most of the day in bed. I want to experience a night out as we had in Miami with the way Alexi and I are now. I think it would increase the e