Luca's POV
I slowly nodded my head, "Okay", I whispered, placing a soft kiss on her lips. "Let's get you home, then", I said, nodding toward the exit. She nodded her head once and turned around to leave. I put my hand back on her waist to brace her. As we walked down the hallway towards Rex, Mara looked up and made eye contact with him. "Hey, Rex", she said, a little strained from her pain.
"Mrs. Barello, I am so sorry. Please forgiv-", he began, but Mara put her hand up to stop him. "It's not your fault, Rex. You don't need to apologize", she said softly. "The hell he don't", I said, my voice raised an octave. Mara jabbed me in the ribs softly with her elbow. I looked down at her with furrowed eyebrows. Did she really just jab me? "It wasn't his fault, Luca. He can't follow me into the
