"What are you saying?" Esmeralda asked as she stared at him.
"I am asking if I can join you for your cousin's wedding, "Ethan asked. "I know you don't want your parents to find out about the contract marriage deal but it will be inevitable that they won't hear things about us. You said you want to just let people know that we are dating, not married. What would be the best idea to raise those headlines more than this?"
"That's my family event and I am not thinking about any headlines, "Esmeralda sighed. As nice as his idea was, she was unsure about it. There was something intimidating about introducing Ethan to her family.
"Are you sure that you can avoid making headlines?" Ethan asked. Even he knew that she would not be able to avoid letting the paparazzi know that she would be in Italy.
