Chapter 41
“I’m all right, baby. I promise,” I said by way of greeting.
“Well, bully for you, because I’m not!” Noah blew out a breath and quickly added, “No, I am. Just…why didn’t you want me to go with you?”
“Are things okay there now?” I asked instead of answering his question.
He grunted. “Yeah, well, we all sort of started talking at once, and Nonna told us all to shut up. She said some stuff in rapid-fire Italian that made my dad’s eyes bug out and Mom’s face turn red. Man, I wish I’d learned the language.” He paused, and I could picture him shaking his head like he did when he regretted something. “Anyway, after that, Nonna said we weren’t discussing it anymore tonight, and that ended that. Nonna insisted we finish opening presents, and to keep things from getting worse, we did. But the moment we were done, everyone started texting you and I ran to the bathroom to call.”