her advice. He's coming over with...with three bottles of wine.

sighs. "Bella...I need your advice. I don't know what to do. I'm going to fu- mi dispiace. Screw things up, I know it." He hates, absolutely hates cussing in front of ladies v.v

returns the chaste kiss, and heads inside. He really isn't sure what to do.

knows he hasn't exactly been keeping her up to date, so he should start at the beginning. "Well...Ah.." Shit. "I...I've been seeing a lot of Gabriel lately." That was a good place to start.

blushes brightly. "N-no! We've been...I mean. Hanging out, and going on dates, that's it! We've never even..." k-kissed, oh Dio... "Held hands..or anything." he huffs softly. "I didn't want to push it, _

_because...well." He blushes. "Gabriel..does look a lot like Antonio. I didn't want to be with him for the wrong reason? But I really do like Gabriel a lot..." He groans slightly. "And now Antonio is back, _

_and he...he still makes me feel all..stupid inside, and he flirts, and I don't know what to do." He still very obviously had a lot of feelings for the Spaniard.

glances between the tea and the wine. "I..." He didn't know. "I feel like I have more control with Gabriel. With Antonio I can't think, and I feel like I always have to be an ass to him, because I'm so..."

stupid. "Gone...over him.."

drops his face in his hands. "I can't. Antonio...he acts like we're already together! When he holds me, and treats me like he does...I feel like I'm cheating, but part of me likes having Antonio's affections."_

_he'd wanted them for so long, and wanted Antonio for so long.

frowns at that. "I know...that losing Antonio would kill me. I couldn't...I.." He shakes his head, not wanting to think about it. "But I also think he may be the one more likely to forgive me."

...isn't sure. "Probably not. He is the biggest idiota ever."

hums. "Si, that's true. If he doesn't have feelings for me, that's easy...but what if he does?"

sighs. "Can't I just...not?"

huffs softly, making to open the bottle for her. "I just...it's hard."

smiles at that. "Listen to me moon over two brothers?" Oh...he was in much the same position as Eliza was, wasn't he?

blushes at that. "Si. Mi dispiace. How did you...handle everything?"

hums. "So you got back together with Ludwig...does Gilbert know?"

didn't think that Gilbert was capable of that amount of maturity... "That's good. I'm happy everything worked out for you."

nods. "Si...hopefully I will."

smiles a little when she does, just...thinking about all the crap he had to sort out.

smiles a little at that. "Si...si, that sounds good."

gently clinks their glasses together, before drinking the wine and wondering if maybe they would eventually..possibly, need to switch to something stronger.

nods, standing and collecting the bottle. He wonders if she has something in mind, or if she'd just wanted to switch locations."

settles down on the couch, filling up both their glasses. "So how have things been otherwise?"

happy to hear that. "It's better to keep busy, si?"

it leaves less time to think about other problems. "I hope work isn't too bad lately?"

nods. "That's good to hear. I feel like work is just one stress after another..."

smiles at that. "Si, si, siestas when I can manage. It's been busy, but I can handle myself."

flushes a little . "Si, si. Although I haven't seen Veneciano in awhile, so I'm a little worried."

hums. "He does get into a lot of trouble, though."

rolls his eyes. "He's an idiot. The biggest one...but si, I suppose."

about that. "Si, si, I suppose."

smiles a little at that. "Bella..."

shakes his head a little. "We'll see...I haven't really seen him around lately. Have you?"

hums. "He does get himself into trouble, though.."

shrugs. "Si, I suppose so. I think it's that cutsie shit he pulls."

her a confused smile at the giggle. "Si, cutsie shit."

flusters at that. "No, I'm not. Not cute at all."

whines softly. "Bella...."

isn't cute. He's manly! Also a little scary...or he's supposed to be. Mafia leaders can't be cute. "I'm not cute." He insists.

tries not to whine again "Bella..." There's no winning this, is there?

fills both their glasses again.

flushes lightly. "You're welcome."

flusters a little, hugging her back. "Bella...."

so... "Do you think I can just avoid the both of them?"

doubts he can do them both. That wouldn't work out in the long run. "We'll see."

hoped that it would. "It does make me feel a little better, though."