Seventeen

Seventeen

Laura glared at her brother who was standing outside of the apartment. She then turned to look at me. “I don’t know what’s going on, but I don’t like this.”

I sighed. “This is my punishment for not marrying your brother.”

She raised an eyebrow. “My other brother is your punishment for not marrying your brother?”

I nodded. “My father, who oh yeah is alive, and is the man I thought was my uncle, has decided that he wants me to come forward as his daughter. He said that I either had to marry your brother, who he’s been working for years with in Italy, or have a security guard. Galileo somehow got offered the job.”

Laura made a face. “Gali!”

Her brother came into the apartment. “You know I work for her and not for you, right?”

“I know,” said Laura, “I still have questions. Why have you suddenly decided to become my best friend’s bodyguard?”

Galileo looked me up and down, and licked hi