Paolo nodded. "Yes, Donna."
It took hours. But finally, Luca walked out of the courthouse on bail. It was nice to have friends in high places, or rather ones who had debts to settle.
His wife was still there, waiting. Luca spotted her the moment he stepped through the courthouse doors. "Bambola," he called as he approached her. "Will you ever listen?"
"No," she said simply.
"Why not?"
Vee looked up at him as though the answer should have been obvious to any man with functioning intelligence. "Did you really expect me to sit back and enjoy hospital meals while you were here?"
He reached her then and crouched in front of her, his eyes moving over her face, the tension around her mouth. His fingers lifted, then touched her knee gently. "You should be in bed. Why are you so obsessed with me?" he asked, trying to tease her.
It didn't work.
"They have a witness, Luca," she said.
