Chapter 96. The Meal

I stay in bed with Marco and watch him sleep, after half an hour of cuddling into him, I climb out of bed. Getting dressed and packing a bag I carry it downstairs.

"Hey, sis." Dario hugs me. "Is he finally asleep?" he asks, clearly looking behind me for Marco.

I nod and laugh. "Finally, he thinks I'm with him, so he might actually sleep." I place my bag down.

"You ready for your night away?" he asks while looking at my bag. I'm not, I don't want to stay away from Marco, but I have no choice.

"Honestly, no, it feels weird." I laugh, and he nods.

"Your guests are coming soon, are they not, for the meal?" Matteo looks at me.

"Yeah." I'm not looking forward to it. I don't understand why they didn't want Marco there. They tried to reassure me it was because of the tradition of the woman spending time alone with her family. I'm not family, though, or I don't feel like it.

"Don't worry, you will be fine. There will be mult