Gemini - Mr. Versatile: The 12 Signs of Love (The Zodiac Lovers Series Book 6) by Tiana Laveen

Author:Tiana Laveen [Laveen, Tiana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: Tiana Laveen
Published: 2018-06-12T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Black Skin and Blue Diamonds

He walked behind Nonna, her blue, glittery gown swaying back and forth. It felt like a long, painful walk of shame. Not because he regretted knocking Tony the fuck out—in fact, that was a good day’s work—but because it had happened on his Nonna’s special day. In her home.

He focused on the back of her, the way her body moved and her hair shone like silk. Long spirals of curled silver hair were pinned up to perfection with a silver and blue diamond butterfly hair clasp. The sounds of Frank Sinatra’s “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” filled the air as she led him into her small bedroom, which she’d filled with knickknacks collected over a lifetime. On the walls hung old framed photographs of her wedding, her children at birth, and other good times immortalized before he’d even been a blip on the radar of life…

The bed was elevated from the floor with construction blocks and dressed with frilly shades of pinks and cream. A canopy covered the whole thing, providing a roof of sorts to the gaudy, yet pretty, display.

He looked about for a place to sit and spotted a stool where the old lady did her makeup and hair. Nonna’s vanity was covered with fragrant face powders, bottles of thick lotion, pink lipstick, an old gold hand mirror, a container of blue hair grease, and a glass box filled with peppermints and cherry flavored Jolly Ranchers. He sat there, the small seat upholstered in the color of mulberry, embellished with hanging clear beads that clanked together in a pretty little melody every time he shifted his weight.

Nonna sat across from him on her bed, perched like a bird. Her small feet, clad in satin blue ballet slippers, dangled as she sat up high, looking much like a tiny doll. Resting her hands on her thighs, she looked at him. Her eyes were the Anapo river in Sicily and the curve of her smile La Costa degli Dei. Yes… a smile.

He was certain she’d be angry and give him a scolding like he’d never heard. Instead, she beamed like a brand-new sun rising from behind the clouds.

“Giovanni… my dear, crazy Giovanni. You’ve always been a very bad boy, you know that?”

He swallowed and clasped his hands as she looked at him with judgment, despite the curl of her lips.

“I’m sorry, Nonna…”

“Eh, you’re not sorry, so don’t say you’re sorry.” She huffed, waving her pink painted fingernail in his direction, the digit covered in multiple rings. He dropped his head.

“And what’s the matter with you, huh? I thought you had good sense.” She snapped her fingers. “You know better than to pay your cousin any attention. You have to ignore Tony, Giovanni.” She sighed. “He’s not well.” She tapped the side of her head, denoting the bastard was a fucking nutjob.

“Yeah, but crazy or not, he crossed the line. Do you know why we were fightin’, Nonna?”

She looked at him for a spell, then slowly nodded.

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