The Mafioso’s Forced Bride
When he starts to retreat to the living room, I ask, "You're leaving? He's hurt, he needs medical assistance."
"Come back to bed, girasole. You're wasting your time. I've had worse happen to me." I return to his side, but I cross my arms. Am I just supposed to act naturally when he's bleeding on the sheets? It isn't that much blood that it's alarming, but any sane person would get that checked. "When I was fifteen, or sixteen, I can't remember, I got one of my molars pulled out. No anesthesia, nothing."