#Chapter 39 – First Dinner

I continue glaring at Jesse, but Rafe moves on with his interrogation of Ben. “What makes you think Luca hasn’t figured out that Ariel’s a girl?” Rafe says as he leans forward, eager for Ben’s answer and apparently deciding to trust him. “I don’t think Luca knows because he hasn’t tried to hit on her yet,” Ben replies, laughing. “Didn’t you see him this afternoon with the seamstress? Luca loves women – he’s dying for some female attention. If he knew Ari is a girl, he’d be all over her.” “True,” Rafe murmurs, leaning back against the couch cushion and staring into space a bit as he thinks it through. Jesse’s eyes sparkle as he again catches my eye. My mouth draws to a thin line as I stare at him, shaking my head at him because he is loving this just a little too much. God, I want to smack him right now. But that would give way too much away. “Well, how did you know?” Rafe asks, blinking back to reality and turning his attention back to Ben. “Because,” Ben says, turning to smile