Broken Hearts On Boulevard Unirii novel Chapter 41

"Nevertheless, it can't hurt to try," I suggested.

"If you think you can be successful, by all means, try," he said.

"Has Angelo tried to talk to her?"I asked.

"No," he replied.

"Give me her phone number. I will call her and try to set up a meeting," I said.

As he was about to give me her number, Luciana walked into the bar.

"Hi Giorgio," she said, as she came up to me and kissed me on my cheek, totally ignoring Fabrizio who was standing right there.

"Luciana, can I talk to you in private?"I asked.

"Sure," she answered. "Where would you like to go?"

"Let's go sit in the restaurant across the street and have a drink together," I suggested.

We walked across the street to a restaurant that was normally full of laborers enjoying their meals, but when we came it was nearly empty, with only one couple eating at the rear of the restaurant.

We sat far away from them, out of earshot. The waiter came over and handed us a menu, and in Romanian asked, "What would you like to drink?"

"Bring two Ţuică, I think we are going to need it," Luciana answered with a smile.

"Let's get right to the point. After all we aren't small children," I said. "Tell me, do you love him?"

"Giorgio," she began. "Do you remember how it all started? It's not a question of love, there are other interests involved here. At the moment I am involved with a wealthy Turkish businessman who is ten years younger than Fabrizio. He is good to me and I live with him in a luxury apartment that he rents in the city center. He has a car and we travel a lot. He spends a great deal of money on me, buys me clothes and we dine in the best restaurants. You tell me, what am I supposed to do?"

I didn't know what to say. I was silent for a moment and then looked her in the eye and said, "He is madly in love with you."

Oana suddenly appeared and waved to me as I went over and gave her a big hug. She looked beautiful, smelled delicious and was dressed in a very sexy and provocative dress, with a plunging neckline that revealed her breasts and a short skirt that exposed a pair of long and shapely legs.

While everyone was celebrating and drinking, suddenly Elia and Claudio entered accompanied by two girls, Silvia and Roxana, whom we had met on our first trip. Along with them, Silvia's twin sister, Mirella came along; the Mirella who was my companion on that trip.

Fabrizio noticed them and jumped up from his seat at the piano, not believing his eyes. He ran to his two friends and hugged them each warmly.

"This is the best surprise you could give me," he said excitedly. Turning to me, he winked and said, "You knew they were coming. Bastardo."

With Oana holding my arm tightly, we went over to greet them. I greeted Mirella." Ciao belissima," I said. Smiling at me, she noticed Oana at my side. "How are you?" she asked.

We exchanged a few words. The noise was so loud that it was impossible to talk without shouting.

Claudio and Elia seemed very content, so different from when I had met with them lately at the Caffé dei costanti. They were much more at ease and acted more naturally. The fact that Fabrizio's sister, Matilda, was married to Elia who was having an affair, had no effect on their friendship although occasionally Fabrizio reminded him and said, "Elia, don't do the same stupid thing I did. Don't break up your marriage." He was slightly worried for his sister: he didn't want her to suffer, and he feared that, should Elia and Matilda ever break up, he would be placed in the uncomfortable situation of having to choose between friend and sister.