The Uncle Clause — Salvatore In The Mirror

I swallowed water twice before I dragged myself up. Soaked and humiliated, Isabella watched me quietly, Vienna, you can swim, can't you? Remember when we were ten, you took me to that lake? go change upstairs my uncle's room he's not home wear his clothes i went up alone stood in front

of the mirror peeled off the wet clothes and let myself cry for a moment i used to be able to swim since the day she nearly drowned water became a nightmare i couldn't shake i found an oversized shirt in the closet and pulled it on a pair of man's eyes appeared in the mirror behind salvatore moretti isabella's uncle i stood in front of the mirror a long while steadying

wiping my eyes, then pulled an oversized shirt from the closet. A pair of man's eyes appeared in the mirror behind me. Someone was in here. Salvatore Moretti. Lying on the bed, half like my crying had woken him. My mind went blank. Had he seen everything? I fixed my pinned my hair, walked out like nothing happened. My legs gave out the second I hit the

I went back down and helped cut the cake. Halfway through the candles, a man in a tailored suit appeared on the spiral staircase. Every eye in the room followed Zio Salvadori! You're back! Old enough for a boyfriend and still throwing yourself at people?

Get down.