Chapter 51

HOPE

I had no idea why the thought of meeting Nicco’s mom made me so nervous. I think it is because that was the next step of our relationship. Meeting the parents. Or, in this case, the parent.

I was also going to meet his sister. When he took over his father’s business, Nicco sent both of them away to Spain for their safety. He had a coup that he needed to overthrow and some boundaries that needed to be set. When it was time for them to come home, neither wanted to. His sister, Lucia, had met someone and his mom was enjoying being away from the business. Instead of them coming to us, we were going to go to them.

“I don’t have a passport,” I said to Nicco, worriedly. Nicco looked at me with a smile.

“Doesn’t matter. We’re flying privately and I know the customs guys. Shouldn’t be an issue.”

“I’d feel better if I had one,” I said. I was very nervous about leaving the country. Nicco shrugged.

“Fine. We’ll apply for it, and I’ll make a few calls. We should have it in han