BiancaFocusing on the excitement of seeing Felix—feeling his arms around her—Bianca pushed aside any nagging feelings of guilt. Curiosity is all it was. She'd been curious about Gio's comment ever since he first made it on the slopes. The wine had just given her the courage to ask. That's all it was."What happened?" she asked, pulling away from him so she could see his eyes. "I thought you said you wouldn't make it up tonight.""Babe, I was waiting for my driver when I called you." Felix's playful smile warmed her. It's what she loved most about him. She always told him she could totally picture what he looked like as a little boy. Despite his rugged features, he still had such a baby face. "I was this close to just telling you, but I knew how disappointed you were about me not making it up yesterday. I wanted to do something special."Bianca turned to the mariachis who hadn't stopped playing. One moment she was smiling so big she nearly laughed, and then just like that the feeli

BiancaAll morning Bianca had worked her shift at the shop and answered all her mother's and grandmother's questions, shoving any thoughts of her dream aside. It was just a dream. She'd spent the entire day with Gio. Of course, it would make sense that he'd be around even in her subconscious thoughts. But it was what he was doing in there and the disappointment she'd felt when she woke and realized that it wasn't Gio that gnawed at her more than anything.Why in the world would she be disappointed? She was so excited that Felix was finally here with her. Sure, Gio was gorgeous and sweet, but she loved Felix.She was certain that the hour of online college coursework she'd put in that morning was wasted because the whole time her mind had wandered off to the dream. Bianca shook her head as she turned off her car. It was just a dream. She'd had plenty of bizarre and unexplained dreams before. Stop overthinking this!Toni smiled at her as Bianca walked into her once again empty beauty

GioIt'd been over a fucking hour, and Felix had still not gone back to sit with Bianca. He'd walked over once, kissed her, and asked her something. She'd shaken her head no, and then he was quickly whisked away by his damn publicist. Why the hell had he brought her if this is what he was going to do to her?Gio hated to see her sitting there alone and obviously bored, but Evelyn had clung on to him and she wasn't going anywhere. Gio had seen the way Bianca had looked at Evelyn. He got the feeling she was offended by her, so bringing Evelyn over with him to keep Bianca company was out of the question. How stupid was Felix to show Bianca how easy it was for him to whip up female companionship just like that?The slow song he was dancing to with Evelyn picked up a little, and Evelyn swayed her hips against him. He knew how this night could end if he wanted it to, but his body was in no way ready for that. Just swaying to the music now made every part of his body ache. He could only im

GioGio took a slow swig of his beer before smiling at Noah. "Because she keeps your ass in check."Noah laughed. "Whatever. She's never even had to try." He turned to Bianca. "Speaking of, dinner is gonna be few more minutes but Roni asked me to send you in, Bianca. She's in there finishing up, and she wanted to meet you."Bianca stood up, smiling. Felix stood with her. "I wanna say hi to Roni too." They both followed Noah back in the house. Gio barely waited for them to be out of earshot before looking back at Abel. "Look, I hear where you're coming from, but don't even go there with him. It will not go over well. I'm telling you." Abel frowned, making Gio shake his head again. "All right, just don't say I didn't warn you."Gio always knew Abel had his reservations about Noah dating someone so much older, but he'd kept it to himself for the most part. This is why it surprised him that Abel was being such a hard ass about it now. Gio knew Abel just had Noah's best interest at heart

BiancaFor the next three days, Bianca had managed to keep herself preoccupied with school and work in the mornings and early afternoons while Felix worked out. Then in the evenings, she'd be back at the cabin with him.Toni had called and texted her in the past few days, excited that she'd seen her on TV and in the tabloids: well, photos and some footage of her getting into her car or walking onto the small satellite university campus where she attended the only class she wasn't taking online. They'd been pretty sneaky so far and surprisingly respectful of her space, because most of the photos Toni had mentioned, Bianca hadn't even been aware when they'd been taken. Only once had she noticed a photographer across the parking lot, aiming his camera at her. She'd never understand how celebrities could stand it. It had totally crept her out.Bianca had to laugh at how giddy all this made her friend. The woman was glued to the television and her computer now that she had a friend who w