Mag-log inSofia POV The room went quiet. Michael stared at me. "Yes?"I nodded, smiling so widely my cheeks began to ache. "Yes, I'll marry you. All of you, in every way we can make that commitment. I don't care how unusual our family looks to other people. I love you, and I want to spend my life with you. Mike let out a triumphant shout, and before I could react, I was being pulled into another embrace.Nico kissed my cheek, Matteo held me close, and Luca pressed his forehead against mine.Michael smiled at me with so much tenderness that my heart nearly burst. "We love you, Sofia."I looked at all five of them. "And I love every single one of you."A little later, I reached for my phone, suddenly remembering the one person who would absolutely kill me if she found out about our plans from someone else.Jane, I smiled as I searched for her number and pressed the call button.She answered after a few rings. "Well, look who finally remembered she has a best friend!"I laughed. "Hello to you too.
Sofia POV I never imagined that one day I would find myself sitting across from five men, trying to decide whether I was brave enough to give my heart to all of them again but yet here I was again.Nico sat beside Michael, looking unusually serious, while Luca leaned forward with his elbows resting on his knees.Matteo and Mike occupied the other couch, neither of them attempting to interrupt the silence that had settled over us.For once, nobody was arguing and nobody was trying to convince me that they knew what was best for me, and making promises they couldn't keep rather they were simply waiting for me to speak.I looked at each of them, remembering everything we'd been through.The beautiful moments, the painful ones, the times I'd wanted nothing more than to be wrapped in their arms, and the nights I'd cried because loving them seemed to hurt more than leaving them. "I don't want us to go back to how things were," I finally said, breaking the silence.Nico lowered his eyes, bu
Nico POVI draw in a deep breath, straighten my shoulders, and arrange my face to be carefree, smug and completely unbothered. Nobody needs to know that I'm one wrong word away from falling apart.I stroll inside as if I haven't got a care in the world, but Luca sees through the act almost immediately. “So, did Sofia actually sleep with you, or did she just let you sleep next to her?” he asks, amusement dancing across his face.I roll my eyes, pretending the question doesn't bother me. “Next to me,” I admit reluctantly.“At least, I think that's all that happened because my memories are a little foggy.”The words leave a bitter taste in my mouth because I hate admitting that I can't remember everything, especially when I know exactly why.“Well, shit,” Mike says with a laugh. “If I'd known all it took to spend the night wrapped up in my little hellcat's arms, I would've raced you down there myself.”Normally, I'd have something filthy to say in response. I'd laugh, throw an insult bac
Nico POVAfter unclipping Sofia’s dog from the leash, I watch him trot straight to his water bowl and begin lapping thirstily. At least one of us knows exactly what he needs.I close the door behind me and head into the kitchen, determined to keep myself busy before my thoughts drag me back into everything that happened last night.Strawberry-scented soap coats my hands as I wash them thoroughly before getting started. Cooking has never been a problem for me because having to fend for ourselves as kids meant my brothers and I learned our way around the kitchen pretty quickly.Believe it or not, even kids get sick of eating food from drive-throughs and frozen boxes. Eventually, we figured out that if we wanted something decent, we would have to make it ourselves.I open the pantry and pull out a few potatoes, dicing them into small pieces before tossing them into a pan with a generous amount of butter.While they begin to cook, I preheat the oven and slice some strawberries, rinsing th
Nico POV After unclipping Sofia dog from his leash, he trots over to his water and laps thirstily while I move into the kitchen immediately I entered the house.Strawberry scented soap coats my hands as I wash them before getting started. Having to fend for ourselves as kids means my brothers and I learned our way around the kitchen and believe it or not, even kids get sick of food coming from drive-throughs and frozen boxes.Tearing open the pantry, I pull out a few potatoes and dice them up before tossing them into a pan filled with butter. I preheat the oven, slice up strawberries, and rinse them in a bowl with blackberries and raspberries. I give the potatoes a quick toss before working on a crustless quiche.Eggs, milk, broccoli, and cheese are whisked in a mixing bowl before I dump the contents into a glass pie pan, set the timer, and stick it in the oven to bake.Next, I set the table for her, using the nicest dishware. Hell, I even find a cloth napkin.A fresh pot of coffee b
Nico POV I hate waking up like this, with my head pounding and my stomach churning.There’s a moment of fear where you don’t know where you are or how you got there that has your blood freezing. My eyes don’t want to open, but I can feel the silk bedding under me then her smell wafts over me, and I hear the jingle of her dog collar. Only then do I relax, realizing I’m in Sofia bed.I feel smug, but only for half a second, because I feel the restriction of my jeans still clinging to my legs, which means I didn’t get laid, and that’s probably a good thing.My head feels foggy, and I’m unable to grasp my memories of last night. I recall the poker table, and a deep-seated jealousy toward my brother for sleeping with Sofia. I wanted that to be me so badly. I know I intended on taking her myself, but I was too fucked up to even get an erection and Sofia… She took care of me, like no one else ever has.Forcing myself to sit up, I pry my eyes open, and ignoring the effects of coming down, I
Even as I stood behind the bar serving drinks, I couldn’t get my mind off the warehouse. Jane and I had gone to see it the day before, and it had been better than the pictures we thought it to be.There was plenty of space and with rooms on the inside already divided by walls.The loft upstairs span
“Jane, I’m not fighting with you on this.That’s my home, and the business money isn’t gonna fix up my new home end of story,” I said.“Fine. I take it this is the place you want to put an offer on?”“I mean I want to go check it out tomorrow with you but, if all goes well, then yeah and I think it’
Did you know Steele started closing the bar on Saturday and Monday?”“Jane, I haven’t had coffee yet and I can barely hold this damn cellphone up against my ear,” I said, groaning.“When did he start doing that?” Jane asked.“Uh, it’s been a few weeks. Why?” I asked.“How the hell did I not know thi
She tossed it back and swallowed it down and I saw her eyes scanning the crowd, mostly looking for that hot piece of young ass she had her hands on earlier and he was standing in the corner with some other woman, and I saw the fire in my mom’s eyes flare up.This poor boy had no idea whose attention







