Thirst (The Calvettis of New York 1)

“I want you to have everything you want.”

“I want Rocco,” I say without thinking.

“Go get him.” She points at the corridor.

I do. I set off to find the man I can’t live without.

Chapter 60

Rocco

I step out of the shower and wrap a towel around my waist.

I took the time to shave before I got under the hot water. I needed it.

My morning was spent at Lennox Hill Emergency with Sophia and her husband, Nick.

He’s as good of a guy as his brother, Liam.

I was glad I was there to help when Sophia lost her balance at Palla’s.

She fainted briefly, so I got Palla to flag down a taxi and I took her to the hospital.

On the way there she told me that Dexie belongs with me.

I told her she was damn right.

After a visit with my Pop and April, I dropped in to see Marti.

She fed me, asked me if I had put a ring on Dexie’s finger yet and laughed when I told her to slow the hell down.

I’ve thought about it more in the past twenty-four hours than I care to admit.

Marriage has never been part of my plan, now it’s all I want.

It’s fast. It’s soon, but that pink-haired beauty owns my heart.

My only job now is convincing her of that.

I walk out into the living room as dusk cloaks the city. I fell into bed after I got home from seeing Marti. Sleep came easily although it only lasted a couple of hours.

My heart stops for a full beat when I gaze out the window toward Dexie’s apartment.

The blinds are up, the overhead lights are on and she’s sitting on the windowsill dressed in a pair of jeans and a pink T-shirt.

It’s exactly what she was wearing the first night she saw me.

I rest my forehead against my window. “Look at me, my love.”

Her head turns slowly in my direction, a smile blooming on her lips.

“I love you,” I say as loud as I can.

She looks down at her phone.

Mine chimes in the bedroom. I ignore it.

She raises hers in the air and waves it at me.