Ermanno in the afternoon met Elisio and Arlo in the Devonte hotel for lunch.
Elisio smiled looking at his son approving at his look.
"A good girl straightens the crooked of man" said Elisio.
"So how crooked were you?" Asked Ermanno.
"Very" said Arlo and laughed out loud.
Ermanno laughed out loud too joining Arlo.
"Ha ha. Very funny. But on the serious note. Your mom is the best thing ever happened to me" smiled Elisio thinking of Sabrina.
Ermanno always noticed that everytime Elisio mentioned Sabrina he smiled a genuine smile which was only reserved for Sabrina.
Elisio saw Ermanno looking at him intensely and asked "why are you looking at me like that?"
"You have this smile on your face which you smile when you talk about mom" said Ermanno.
"What can I say. She is the reason for my smile." Smiled Elisio.
Ermanno looked at Arlo and Arlo smiled and said "she makes me smile too"
Elisio banged the table and said "she is my fiore"
"Ya ya. We all know that" laughed Arlo.
"What is this fight about flower and fiore? Mind to explain. Is it the same old story of you both liked her and ofcourse dad being dad took her away from you?" Asked Ermanno.
Arlo and Elisio looked at Ermanno and then looked at eachother and Arlo said "I can't believe he thinks Sabrina would have chosen me over you and you are the one who took her away from me."
Elisio looked at Ermanno and said "she has always been mine. And will always be mine."
Arlo looked at Ermanno and said "we both saw her together but she was his from the start. Your mother is wonderful and has the heart of gold. And her innocence attracts everyone towards her. Thought she would have been good with anyone she chose to stay with your father making him the luckiest man on earth." He paused and continued "Ermanno, everyone has a past and have done something that we regret but have to live with it cause we can't change the past. All we can do is look past it and learn from our mistakes and move on."
"Sometimes it's difficult to let go of the past" said Ermanno.
"If you can't let go of your past that means you need closure. Find closure before the past starts affecting your present" said Arlo.
"God you sound like dad" said Elisio.
"I am more of dad's son and you are more of mom's." said Arlo.
Elisio smiled and said "yes. My mummy is perfect."
Arlo shook his head and looked at Ermanno who was deep in thought.
After Sofia's death Enrique brought Ermanno to Arlo to make him forget Rose and move on from Sofia's death. Arlo had supervised Ermanno's training. He taught him about bondage, rules and discipline in BDSM. A Dominatrix showed Ermanno pain and again Arlo taught him how to be a good dom.
Arlo had seen Ermanno fight himself at times. There was something inside Ermanno which Ermanno was not ready to bring out and Arlo didn't push him to confess.
Arlo only wished he fought his demons and found inner peace.
All three talked business and had lunch.
Ermanno left after explaining them both everything about what he was up to and the progress he is determined to achieve soon with installing his master computer in the hotel.
Elisio and Arlo were still seated in the restaurant and Elisio was smiling.
"You should talk to him more and tell him how proud of him you are" said Arlo to Elisio.
"He knows I am proud of him" said Elisio.
"How?" Asked Arlo.
"He is exactly like me. He is smart enough to figure it out. And I give him a hard time for him to not be like me." Said Elisio.
"You are fucked up bro" said Arlo.
"Aren't we all." Said Elisio and Arlo picked his glass of scotch and clicked it to Elisio's and said "yep. Now that we are." And both brothers laughed out.
Ermanno walked in his apartment and smelled pies.
He went close to the kitchen and saw Rose bent down to the level of the oven and removing a pie from inside it.
Ermanno smirked and slapped her butt.
Rose went forward and hit her head and looked up at Ermanno rubbing her head.
"You made pies" said Ermanno looking at the two pies on the counter.
"Yes. Couldn't go to someone's place empty handed." Said Rose again bending down to pick the third pie from the oven.
"Hmm.. it's like you want to get spanked" said Ermanno and slapped her butt again.
Rose stood up and kept the pie on the table and turned around to look at him and said "I like whatever you do to me" seductively and leaned her body on his.
"Oh I have plans for you little girl" Said Ermanno and corrected himself and said "I mean Rose"
Rose tilted her head and said "are you still angry at me for asking you why you call me that? I like you calling me that. Please don't stop"
"I am not a pedophile Rose" said Ermanno with a soft expression.
Rose held his face in her hands and said "I never said you were. And we are husband and wife Ermanno. If we can't be ourselves around us then what's the point of promising to live together through thick and thin. Be yourself around me. Tell me what you want. Tell me how you want me. I am yours. Use me as you want."
"I want to find myself Rose. I am fighting alone with myself. Help me" said Ermanno with a tear sliding down his cheek.
Rose kissed his cheek with the tear and said "I am always by your side. Find yourself and I will help you in any way possible. I promise"
Ermanno smiled at her and kissed her and whispered "I want you to be the little girl I fell for a long time back. I want you to be my little Rose"
Rose looked up at him and said "I am yours" she paused and leaned close to his lips and just before kissing him whispered "daddy"