At this point, if he asked her to leave New York, her answer could be yes. It’s hard to say because she has connections here that are difficult for her to let go. Maybe he could hand off his business duties to someone for a month and they could take a vacation?

What... does he know...? Somewhere warm that they could rent a private estate. Hawaiian Islands? Or Spain? Or even back home in Italia. Maybe the Amalfi Coast?

'Enough' doesn't answer anything. Oahu or Maui will do. She just wants to be on the beach. She's still upset at him.

For some odd reason, @vicusbasileus was constantly in Valentina’s thoughts today. It’s been over half a year since the last time she saw him. Since that time Val lied to Roman and said she was moving abroad.

He should give her a call the next time he’s in the Big Apple. They should catch up. No violence, of course.

"Per favore, I'm still here and breathing." She may have left behind the mafia in Sicilia, but no one truly ever leaves. It's in her 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙.

// I need to update Val's backstory, so much has happened since I wrote it. Like, @inanisways tracking her down in NYC and Val lettings him back into her life. The kidnapping. Her pregnancy. Oof. I stan this woman.

Mamma mia. Some people never change. @grailofthegod and 𝑱𝑨𝑪𝑲 𝑩𝑬𝑵𝑵𝑬𝑻𝑻 still bicker like the old married couple they've always been.

He shouldn't make judgements so blindly. Valentina had her reasons, reasons he wouldn't understand.

He really should stop lying. Feelings were involved and neither of them could deny it. Did Val 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 to leave Roman? No. It's not about what she wanted, it's what she 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙙 to do. She left him to keep him safe.

𝘋𝘪𝘰 𝘮𝘪𝘰. Did he not listen and remember a word she’s said about who her family is and where she comes from? She wasn’t going to bring 𝙃𝙄𝙎 wrath down on Roman. Valentina cared about him too much to watch him die.

Sips her Amarone.

That's great, he clearly wasn't listening to her. Ever. The tough guy act was getting exhausting. Can he be real for just a moment? Oh, so now he cares?

𝘓𝘦𝘪 è 𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢. All the pregnant women back home drank wine. A glass or two wasn't going to kill her or their child. It's not like she was getting plastered like these 𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘪. Obviously he's been in this country too long and has forgotten his roots.

If that's him trying to get her to go back to Italia, he can get on his plane and return without her. She's made her home here and this is where she's staying.

Bull-fucking-shit. She knows who he is, and this is him cowarding behind his pain. He probably won't admit it, but she knows it hurt him when she left. Because it hurt her too.

When he worries, she gets anxious, because he become paranoid. And the last time Dante was paranoid . . . Their child is fine. In fact, she has an ultrasound appointment at the end of this week if he's free to accompany her.

Well, he was being quite the coward now. Can't even face his ex-lover and have an adult conversation. 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘻𝘰. He makes it sound as if Valentina planned for this to happen. She doesn't know what she wants! Why was he being so damn difficult?!

She wants to believe and trust him to keep his promise, she really does. It's still going to take some time for her to trust in him again. Fine. But they're not entering the doctor's office with them. They can wait outside the building.