Dante’s POV.
After Celeste and I left the gym. We left hand in hand and it feels right. She hasn’t asked about last night, even though I know Carmine told her. I would have thought she would be curious or even anxious and she isn’t either of those things. She walks with her chin raised, her shoulders relaxed, and has a beautiful, sweaty glow to her.
She is a machine when she is in the gym. Relentless and strong. For someone so small, she is ruthless. She pushed herself hard and even me. When we lay on the mat, catching our breath. I wasn’t expecting her to reach out to me. So when she did, I took the chance and held her hand in mine. She didn’t pull away and since then I have been smiling like a fool.
I told her where I was going and that I would be home a little bit later and so I lef
