Dominated By Him
Emily said with mock sternness, "behave yourself."
"I am behaving," he protested, still grinning. "I'm being welcoming and friendly, just like you taught me." He turned to me with exaggerated formality. "Mrs. Romano, welcome to the family. Try not to let he intimidate you too much. Beneath all that brooding, he's really just a big teddy bear."
"A teddy bear?" I couldn't help but smile despite my nerves. "Are we talking about the same Vito Romano?"
"Oh absolutely. You should see him when he's trying to figure out the coffee machine. All that power and influence, completely defeated by a simple button marked 'brew.'" Nicholas lowered his voice conspiratorially. "Last week I found him glaring a