The tears started before we made it to the door. In fact, as soon as I helped her out of the car, four women, with the grandmother leading the pack, came rushing down the steps, well, as much as society mavens rush. To be frank, the Russo billions are about a hundred, a hundred- and fifty-years tops. Her maiden family looks like the type who brought theirs over before the state was even named.
I could smell something in their blood that surpassed blue; these people are the real deal. "Oh, Gianna, my beautiful Gianna." I had to bite my tongue not to tell grandma that I was the only one allowed to call her that. I didn't hold back to make a good impression or anything like that; I just didn't want to put a damper on her first visit.
