The following day she was on the plane to Rome without him, because, with what she had learned from Maximo, killing Aldo Costello was going to ruin their lives, and she was safest in the mansion back in Rome.
She obeyed without hesitation.
He hadn't seen her off to the airport; Maximo had, but that was also because Capo Bastone was going with her, so with her shades on, she had said her farewells to Sicily.
Throughout the journey, she occupied her thoughts with last night, and she smiled a little, remembering how he had taken her into the hall, guiding her as they climbed up the stairs, finally to their seats, which were above and at the forefront.
giving her a clear view of the performance, and through all of it, Gia was on her toes, wanting to move with the dancers; she missed this, standing in front of people and making their mouths drop.
This time she was the one whose mouth was dropping open.
When the performance ended, they came out, with him still holding her hand, but then he
