CHAPTER 34. Now What?

Dinner was quite calm, and it was clear that Mr. Nikola was more than happy. Adriana was resting in her high chair, but it seemed that in just one afternoon, she had learned to recognize his voice because as soon as he spoke, she immediately paid attention. During dessert, the two of them entertained themselves by throwing cereal at the rest of the family.

“Zack, why don’t you take tomorrow off to show Andrea around the place?” his father encouraged him.

“I don’t trust your goodwill. You just want to hog the baby,” his son laughed.

“That too! But don’t tell me this isn’t a beautiful place. Don’t tell me you don’t want your girlfriend to see it!” Nikola exclaimed. “You can even take her to the professional slopes where you used to compete.”

Andrea laughed and shook her head. “No, no, no, no. Better take me to the beginner slopes and don’t let go, or I’ll end up at the bottom as a snowball.”

“Wait, you don’t know how to ski?” Chiara asked with a mocking laugh.

“No,