Page 33 of The Godfather’s Christmas Twins
He frowns at me. “Where are the kids?”
“In their room.”
He turns to Whitley and his jaw tightens. "Whitley, what are you doing here?"
“I came by to surprise you.”
I don’t need to be here for this. “I’m going to check on the kids. I’ll also contact Nic and arrange for us to go home so we don’t get in the way?—”
"Don't you fucking dare."
I freeze at Max's harsh tone. His eyes bore into mine, dark with an intensity I saw last night.
"You're not going anywhere," he says, his voice low and controlled.
"Clearly, I'm interrupting something." I gesture toward Whitley, who is finally looking uncertain.
“Gia—”
“You have a guest, Max. I’ll be with the kids.” I brush past him, escaping the awkward scene.
I find the twins in the playroom, sitting at the table with their burgers and toys.
"Who was that lady, Mommy?" Daniella asks again.
"Just someone visiting Max." I sit on one of the little chairs and open my bag to pull out a burger.
"Why didn't she have clothes on?" Dario asks with a mouthful of French fries.
"She had clothes on, silly." I force a laugh.
“Grown up underwear,” Daniella says.
“Right.”
Dario makes a face. “You’re supposed to wear clothes over your underwear.”
“Yes, well…” What can I say to that?
“Is she Max’s girlfriend?” Dario asks.
“Mommy is Max’s girlfriend,” Daniella says.
“What?” God, did she see me with Max?
“You’re a girl and a friend.”
“Right. Of course.” Wanting to change the subject, I ask, “Tell me your favorite part of today.”
The kids launch into the fun they had at the park. All the while, I can’t stop wondering if Max has taken Whitley to his bed.
11
MAX
Iwas already off-kilter, not knowing how to act after that spectacular, yet forbidden kiss with Gia last night. I figured I’d play it cool. Let her lead in whether or not it was a bad idea. This morning, I wondered if the kiss was a dream as everything seemed like it had always been.
But when I walked through the door tonight, I’d moved away from uncertainty to pissed. What the fuck was Marcus thinking taking Gia and the kids to the park? What was Gia thinking in talking him into it? One wrong move, one missed detail, and…