Chapter Text
The Guilty Heart Pt 2
Feliciano took a week to make his decision and, to Lovino's relief, decided to give his soul mate a chance and it was decided that Feliciano would move in with Ludwig Beilschmidt. However, for some bizarre reason, Ludwig had made some suggestion about a trail period, after which, Feli could walked away if he felt that things were not working out. Lovino wondered what had possessed the Potato Bastard and, when Ludwig came to collect him, Lovino took a dislike to the blonde, blue-eyed German.
"You better take care of my fratello, Potato Bastard!" he said as he came down the stairs with Feli's suitcase. The truth was Lovino was a little worried about Feli. He knew that Ludwig was Feli's soulmate but he knew nothing about him and he could do anything to Feli and Lovino wanted nothing else to happen to his fratello. Ludwig gave a look as if analysing him.
"I promise, nothing will happen to him," Ludwig vowed and Lovino wanted to believe him. Felt he could but something held him back. He did not know what. And then, Romulus hugged his youngest grandson.
"I'm so happy for you, my boy!" he said. "You wouldn't have found your soulmate if you weren't meant to. Ludwig seems happy to have found you so don't throw this chance away!"
"I'll try not to, Nonno," Feliciano whispered back and his grandfather released him. Lovino grudgingly let Ludwig take the suitcases.
"Hurt him and I'll hunt you down, jerk!" Lovino warned and they all went out to Ludwig's car and while Ludwig put Feli's suitcase into the trunk, Romulus gave Feli a hug.
"Arrivederci, Feli!" Romulus said to his grandson. Lovino wanted Feli to know that if things got rough, he had family to help.
"If the bastard makes you miserable," he said. "Let me know and I'll come get you!" Romulus gave him a nudge in the ribs to tell him to be quiet. Romulus helped Feli into the car and shut the door as Ludwig got in the driver's side and he started the car and pulled away. Lovino gave one last retort in the form of his middle finger which he hoped the Potato Bastard saw in his rear-view mirror. When the car was out of sight, Romulus slapped Lovino up the back of his head.
"What's wrong with you?" he scolded. "Your brother found his soulmate, why aren't you happy for him?" Lovino knew his grandfather was asking a good question, why was he so against Ludwig? He was Feli's soul mate, the one who could make him happy and who was responsible for Feli now.
That was it! Feli was now under Ludwig's care where before it was always Lovino and now Lovino was side-lined.
Lovino was jealous
It was a college day for Lovino but he could not concentrate. It was his business course which was boring at the best of time but necessary if he wanted to open his own restaurant one day. He also nodded off a couple of times while the lecturer droned on. Finally, the class finished and Lovino could make his escape.
The house was quiet without Feliciano and Lovino had not heard from him. Of course, it had only been a day but Lovino was missing his little brother already, although he would rather cut his own heart out than admit it. That Potato Bastard had better be good to him.
Lovino sat under a tree in the campus grounds, shaded from the sun, killing some time until his next class, his culinary course, began. At least in that class, he would be doing something other than being lulled to sleep by a boring, hypnotic drone. As he was stretching, his phone went off and he pulled it out of his pocket, trying to ignore the excited skip of his heart when he saw it was Antonio.
"Hola, Lovi!" Antonio's cheerful voice came down the phone. "Miss me, mi pequeño tomate?" Lovino snorted.
"You wish, Tomato Bastard," he cursed. "Why the Hell are you calling me?"
"Why wouldn't I call my soulmate?" Antonio replied. "I've tried calling you every day, Lovi, you just haven't answered."
"Because you've called when I've either been in class or working, idiota," Lovi snapped. "And when I've called back, YOU haven't answered."
"Lo siento," Antonio apologised. "It seems we've just been missing each other. But we've had an eventful day. Gilbert got drunk, went mountain-climbing and had to be rescued. Turns out one of the rescuers is his soulmate."
"I feel sorry for the poor bastard," Lovino said. "Why didn't you and the other jerk stop the moron?"
"Weelll," Antonio replied. "We tried but we were kind of drunk too." Lovino gave a derisive laugh.
"Idiotas of a feather flock together." he quipped.
"You mean birds, Lovi."
"I know what I mean, Tomato Bastard!"
"Any way," Antonio replied. "Francis has gone into seduction mode and has his eyes on someone, although I'm not sure it's such a good idea. I'm pretty sure that the lady in question is a married soulmate and has a very large Russian brother. Maybe I should try and stop him."
"Let the perverted bastard suffer!" Lovino said, adamantly. "He deserved everything he gets, hitting on someone else's wife, might teach the flirt a lesson. Just get your ass back here."
"Awwh! You do miss me," Antonio cooed.
"I just want to get you away from your friends," Lovino snapped. "They're clearly idiotas. Get back here so I can keep you out of trouble."
"Okay, Lovi," Antonio replied with a laugh. "I'll be back in a week or so. Te amo!"
"Whatever, Tomato Bastard," Lovino replied. "Ciao!" Lovino ended the call and allowed himself a little secret smile at the happiness a call from his soulmate had given him.
The next night, Lovino was at work. It was usually his night off but Marcello had called in sick and Lovino wanted to get out of the house. Romulus was out and the place was lonely without Feliciano there so he decided he would work and make some extra money.
Lovino took a quick glance at the book to see if any of the tables he was overseeing had reservations and that was when he saw L Beilschmidt : 8:00pm. Diners :2. Lovino grinned. The Potato Bastard must be taking his brother out to dinner and Lovino was going to have fun with him. He smirked as he put the special Braille menu he always made for Feli to one side, ready for when they arrived.
Eight o'clock rolled round and Ludwig appeared, right on time, with Feliciano on his arm. Even without sight, Feliciano always managed to look his best and he was resplendent in an Armani suit and Romano had to be honest, Ludwig did not look bad either. The Maitri'D showed them to their table and now it was time for Lovino to have a little fun.
"Well, if it isn't the Potato Bastard," Lovino smirked as he came to the table with the menus which he gave to them, making sure that Feli got the one in Braille. "I thought I saw your name among the reservations. Good luck, jerk! I'm your waiter for this evening!" Feli might have given a loud cry of joy but Lovino still heard the groan Ludwig gave and he smirked.
"Lovi!" Feli gushed. "You're working tonight!"
"Yeah!" Lovino replied. "Marcello called in sick! How are you doing, idiota?"
"I'm fine!" Feliciano replied. "Ludwig brought me out to eat tonight!"
"Least he could do!" Lovino huffed. "I know what Fratello drinks, Potato Bastard, what do you drink?" Ludwig looked like he would rather have a beer but Lovino had a hunch that the Potato Bastard would want to look more refined on, what looked like, his and Feli's first date.
"Whatever Feliciano is drinking will be fine," he replied. Lovino smirked again and I knew it! ran through his head as he went to get two glasses of Pinot Grigio. He watched the pair while the bar steward filled the order and thought that Feli looked happy enough but who really knew. He took the wine back to the table where Feli and Ludwig were ready to order.
"I'll have Bucatini all'Amatriciana, Lovi," Feliciano said and handed his menu back to Lovino while Ludwig took a moment longer.
"And what are you ordering, Potato Bastard?" Lovino groused, hoping the Potato Bastard was not going to be another indecisive time waster. Ludwig requested Spaghetti Bolognese and Lovino rolled his eyes at the safe choice, grabbed his menu from his hand and went to give the order to the kitchen.
"Hey, Lucius," he called out. "Bucatini all'Amatriciana for my fratello and Spaghetti Bolognese for the Potato Bastard!" Lucius looked up from the pot he was stirring.
"Potato Bastard?" he asked.
"My fratello's soulmate," Lovino replied. "He's German!" Lucius gave an ahh sound and went back to stirring the pot while Lovino went back out to see to his other tables, all the while, keeping an eye on his brother and his soulmate. That was why he did not notice someone come up behind him until …..
"Hola, mi pequeño tomate!" Lovino spun round to find Antonio stood behind him with a big, soppy, happy smile on his face.
"What are you doing here, you jerk?" Lovino fumed. "I thought you were in Canada with your idiota friends!" Antonio gave Lovino a bigger smile.
"Gil found his soul mate," he replied. "So he cut his holiday short. Francis found someone to try and seduce so I came home to be with you." Antonio tried to kiss Lovino but Lovino shoved him away with a hand to the face.
"I'm at work!" he huffed. "And Feli's here with his soulmate!"
"And I want to spend time with mine," Antonio pouted. "We should be together now. When are you going to tell Feli about me? If he's found his soulmate now, he shouldn't react too badly!"
"They might not stay together," Lovino groused. "Stupid Potato Bastard is letting Feli have a trial period because of his stupid hang-up about his heart. Feli could still walk away from it!" Antonio looked surprised.
"I wouldn't let you get away from me so easily," he promised. "The moment my heart started beating, you were mine!" Lovino snorted.
"I'm beginning to think my fratello is the lucky one!" he commented. "I'm going to see if their meals are ready. Try not to make the place look untidy!" Antonio gave a pout as Lovino went into the kitchen, hiding the smile on his face. Antonio had come back! None of Lovino's name calling or hostile attitude had Antonio running away and Lovino wondered if Fate really did know more than mere mortals. Now, if only Feli could get his happily ever after.
Lovino delivered Ludwig and Feliciano's meals and left them to it but watched them from a distance as they chatted. Feli looked comfortable with Ludwig and even contented so maybe this will work out. Lovino really wanted his brother to be happy. They finished their meals and Lovino went take their dessert order, Feli always like dessert afterwards.
"What do you want, Potato Bastard?" he groused. "We don't do strudel!" Lovino would not normally be so outspokenly rude to the diners, despite what he might call them in his head but if Ludwig complained and got Lovino into trouble, that would upset Feli and Lovino would milk that for all it was worth.
"I'll just have some chocolate gelato, fratello," Feli chirped and while Ludwig was still choosing, Lovino wrote that down.
"I'll have the Tiramisu," Ludwig said and Lovino wrote that down too, put the pad in his apron pocket, put the menus under his arm, picked up the empty plates and went into the kitchen.
"Chocolate gelato and a piece of Tiramisu!" he called.
"Keep your curl on!" the dessert chef called back and Lovino flipped him off as he went back into the restaurant, only to be cornered by Antonio.
"Lovi," he said. "I want us to tell Feliciano. I'm tired of staying in the shadows, I want to be with you and get to know my new familia ( family )." Lovino just shook his head.
"The time's not right," he replied. "He's still not ready to hear it." Neither one heard the rest room door open.
"Come on, Lovi!" Antonio begged. "We should tell him, then we don't have to hide it any more."
"For the last time, no!" Lovino replied, resolutely. "Not until things are more settled with the Potato Bastard!"
"Feliciano has to know!" Antonio, adamantly. "And, you never know, it might encourage him to make a decision. I just want us to be together, Lovi!"
"I'm not accepting that bastard until I'm sure Feli's safe with him," Lovino said. "I'm sorry, 'Toni but I want my fratellino (little brother) safe and settle before I can think about us."
"I know!" Antonio replied in resignation but a little happy that, for the first time, Lovi had called him by, at least, a variation of his name and not Tomato Bastard. "I just want my soulmate by my side, where you belong!" They walked away, not realising that Feliciano had heard every word.
"Just sit by the bar and don't cause trouble, idiota," Lovino ordered and got Antonio a drink and then he went back to the kitchen to collect Feli and Ludwig's desserts. They were just being put on the collection shelf and Lovino scooped them up and took them into the restaurant. As he walked up to his fratello and the Potato Bastard's table, he immediately knew something was wrong. Ludwig was leaning toward Feliciano who's face was pale and tear stained. What was the Potato Bastard saying to his fratello to upset him like that. He walked up to the table, slamming the dishes on to it and turned on Ludwig.
"What have you done to my fratello, you bastard?" he swore but Lovino was not prepared for Feli's reaction.
"What did HE do! WHAT DID HE DO!" Lovino had heard his brother shout with joy, wail in tears and cried out in surprise but one thing he had never heard was Feli shout at him in anger. "WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU'D FOUND YOUR SOULMATE?" Everyone turned to stare at the man yelling at the waiter who bore a striking resemblance to him. Lovino went pale. Feliciano knew! How had he found out? Ludwig pulled a now crying Feliciano into his arms, trying to comfort him.
"I think we should take this somewhere else, liebling," he said and Lovino looked round to see all the other diners staring at them and he lead them to the restaurant staffroom, wondering how he could make this right and still wondering how Feli had found out. It had to have been earlier when he and Antonio talking and Feli had somehow overheard him. Ludwig took Feli to sit down on the couch in the staffroom and Feli began sobbing on Ludwig's shoulder. Lovino could not believe what he had done. He had just wanted to spare his fratello pain but he had failed him. Again!
Antonio had heard the commotion and quickly came to the conclusion that Feliciano had found out about him but it sounded like it had happened in the worse possible way and he followed them, waiting at the staffroom door.
"Fratello!" Lovino plead. "I'm sorry! I was afraid to tell you about Antonio! I was afraid it would upset you and …. and ….." Lovino could not finished the sentence but Feli knew what he was talking about.
"I wouldn't try to kill myself again," he wept but Lovino fell to his knees beside Feli and put his hands on like someone begging for forgiveness.
"I was too scared to take that risk!" Lovino began crying now. "Do you know what it was like when I came home to find you with a knife to your wrist, Feli! I was so scared if I told you, you might do it again and this time, I wouldn't be there to save you!" He put his head down on Feli's knee and wept.
"I don't want to lose you, fratello!" he whispered. Then he felt Feli's hands on top of his head.
"I'm sorry, fratello," Feli whispered and Lovino got up and hugged his little brother. "I didn't realise what finding me like that did to you. I know you've always blamed yourself for my blindness, I should have realised that you might blame yourself for my suicide attempt as well. I'm sorry, fratello!"
"Your blindness IS my fault!" Lovino blamed himself. "It was my idea to climb the trees you fell from!"
"I could have said no," Feli replied. "I wanted to climb them as much as you. You have to stop blaming yourself for that, Lovi! I'm fine now so stop!" Lovino stood up and wiped his eyes.
"I really am sorry that I didn't tell you about Antonio," he insisted. Feliciano looked toward the door.
"Will you introduce me to your soulmate?" Lovino turned to see Antonio in the doorway who looked surprised that Feliciano was aware of his presence.
"How did you know I was here?" he asked. Feli smiled, softly.
"I heard you and Lovi talking earlier and smelt your cologne," he replied. So Lovino had been right! "I can smell it now! Ciao, I'm Feliciano Vargas!" Feli held out his hand for Antonio to shake.
"Hola!" he said. "I'm Antonio Carriedo! I've wanted you to know about me for a long time and it's nice to finally meet you!" He turned to Ludwig.
"Hola!" Ludwig took his hand and shook it.
"Guten tag!" Ludwig replied. "I'm Ludwig Beilschmidt, Feliciano's soulmate! Pleased to meet you!"
"Oh, you're Gilbert's brother!" Antonio exclaimed. "I was in Canada with him recently! You know he found his soul mate?"
"Ja," Ludwig replied. "and how they found each other while Gilbert was stuck, drunk, half-way up a mountain!" There was a giggle from Feliciano which Lovino was happy to hear and Antonio blushed with embarrassment.
"Si!" he said. "Me, Gilbert and Francis were all drunk. We tried to stop him but you know Gilbert!"
"Ja!" Ludwig answered. "Unfortunately, I do! Both Gilbert and Matthew are at home, right now! Matthew seems like a good person, maybe he can reign Gil in a little!"
"Perhaps!" Antonio agreed.
"I think, perhaps, I should take Feliciano home," Ludwig said as Feliciano began to lean against his arm, looking weary. "This has been trying for him so I'll just pay the bill and take him home to rest." Lovino looked like he was going to argue but took one look at Feliciano's tired face and just nodded. He went to get Ludwig's bill which Ludwig paid and Lovino and Antonio followed them out to the car.
"I'll come by tomorrow. Feli," Lovino promised.
"Si," Feli replied, tiredly. "And we'll have a proper talk. We need to." Lovino sighed.
"Si," he agreed. "We do. Buenonoite, fratello."
"Buenonoite, Lovi," Feli slurred and Lovino knew that Feliciano would be asleep before he reached the Potato Bastard's house. He and Antonio watched as the car pulled away.
"I hope he'll be all right," Lovino muttered. Antonio put his arm around Lovino's shoulders.
"He'll be just fine with Ludwig," he replied.
"You don't even know the bastard," Lovino huffed.
"No," he replied. "But he's Gilbert's brother so …."
"Your friend's a idiot!"
"Si," Antonio agreed. "But he's a good idiot. Don't worry, Lovi. Feliciano will be just fine."
After work, Lovino and Antonio walked back to Lovino's house with Antonio's arm around Lovino's waist which he did not try to remove. Antonio took this to mean that Lovino wanted the comfort because he was still worried about his brother.
"Everything will be fine, Lovi," he reassured. "You and your brother will talk tomorrow and clear the air and it'll be better than before, you'll see."
"He was so upset that I didn't tell him about you," Lovino muttered. "I've never seen him angry at me like that before."
"It was just shock," Antonio replied. "That's why I kept telling you to tell him yourself."
"You just didn't wanted to hide it any more," Lovino huffed.
"Si, true!" Antonio replied. "But I knew it would be better if Feli heard it from you. I guess I can tell Mama now."
"Hold your tomatoes, Tomato Bastard!" Lovino snapped. "Let me talk to Feli first, nothing's settled yet until I see him."
"Okay," Antonio conceded and then he took Lovino's chin in his hand and put his lips firmly over Lovino's. "Then we go see Mama together! And don't worry, Lovi! Mama will love you." And he kissed him again.
Next day, Lovino stood outside the Potato Bastard's house, eyeing the door with apprehension. Behind the door was his brother and they had issues to resolve so ringing the door bell was a must and, after a few minutes, the door opened and Ludwig stood in the doorway.
"Hey, Potato Bastard," Lovino gave his usual charming greeting. "I came to see my fratello, is he about?"
"Ja," Ludwig replied, letting Lovino come in. "He's in the kitchen, finishing breakfast." Lovino walked past Ludwig and into the kitchen.
"Hey, fratello," he said as he walked into the room. Feliciano greeted him enthusiastically. A little too enthusiastically and Lovino could pick up on some tension in the room and wondered what was going on.
"Ciao, Lovino," Feli chirped. "Lovino, this is Ludwig's fratello, Gilbert!" Gilbert smirked and gave a little wave while Lovino muttered something about more Potato Bastards. "And this is his soulmate, Matthew Williams from Canada!" Matthew smiled, chewing a piece of pancake and Lovino's mouth got the better of him.
"Canada?" Lovino said. "Aren't you all maple bastards there?" Matthew choked.
"Let's go somewhere to talk, Lovi," Feli said before Lovino killed someone. "Ludwig, can we use the sitting room?"
"Ja," Ludwig replied, glaring Gilbert. "I'll see to it that you're NOT disturbed!" Once again, there was a hint that something had happened before Lovino had arrived.
"This way, fratello!" Feli unerringly lead Lovino to the sitting room.
"What was going on in there?" Lovino asked after the door shut behind them and they both sat down on the couch.
"What do you mean?"
"You couldn't get out of the room fast enough," Lovino replied. "So what's happen?" Feli blushed.
"Something happened this morning and everyone's very embarrassed about it," he admitted.
"What did the Potato Bastard do?" Lovino growled, ready to go and confront the German for whatever he had done wrong.
"Nothing!" Feli exclaimed. "You always think he's done something to me!"
"I'm just worried about you, fratello!" Lovino replied. "I don't know what this man is like! He could be violent and cruel for all I know and, with your blindness, you'd be helpless against him if he struck out at you!"
"Well, you don't have to worry any more, Lovi." Feli told him. "Ludwig's never been anything but nice to me, fratello. He's a good person, believe me!"
"If you say so!" Lovino muttered.
"I do say so!" Feli replied. "When I said I had no choice but to be his soul mate, he gave me a choice when he could have just agreed and made me be his soul mate when I wasn't ready. He's given me time to accept all this. I could have walked away and left him and he knew that but he took that risk, just so I could be happy in my eventual choice! Who but a good person would do all that?"
"What do you mean 'you could have walked away'?" Lovino asked.
"I'm staying with Luddy!" Feli announced. "No more trial period, no more running away from Fate! Luddy's my soul mate, the one I'm destined to spend my life with and that's what I'm going to do! I'm finally moving on with my life and that's what you need to do too!"
"Eh!" Lovino was confused. "I've accepted my soulmate!"
"But held yourself back because of me!" Feli declared. "You still blame yourself because of the accident that made me go blind! Maybe you did suggest we climb those trees but I didn't say no, I didn't even try to say no. The decision was mine! And I was the one who believed I had no future with a soul mate and became depressed and suicidal. That was me, not you but you took on responsibility for that too so you hid an important part of your life from me because you were afraid it would make me suicidal again. It was stupid. All those other people I went to the Blind School with have got on with their lives while I stood still and you ended up standing still with me. Well, not any more!" Feli grabbed his fratello's hands.
"Go to Antonio!" he ordered. "Go make a life with your soul mate and I'll make a life with mine. If you feel you have to make anything up to me, then do it by living your own life and being happy!" Lovino was surprised at his brother being so out going and optimistic about his future. Maybe Fate had found the right soulmate for his fratello after all.
"I wish you every happiness, fratello," Lovino said and kissed his brother on the forehead. "Although I'll still hunt the Potato Bastard down if he hurts you!" Feli chuckled.
"Go on!" he said. "I'm sure Antonio's waiting for you!" Lovino pulled his hands from Feli's grip.
"I see you later, fratello," he promised. "Arrivederci!" He got up and left to meet Antonio with the feeling that everything was going to be just fine.
Antonio was waiting at the end of the street, leaning against the wall but stood up straight when he saw Lovino coming toward him.
"Well," he asked. "How did it go, Lovi?" Lovino grabbed Antonio and kissed him hard.
"Never mind that, Tomato Bastard!" he replied. "Let's go! We have something to tell your Mama!"
Isabella Carriedo certainly knew how to throw a party and it involved the entire neighbourhood as well as the entire Carriedo family. Ludwig and Feli also attended but Gilbert and Matthew had returned to Canada. Feliciano gave Lovino a massive surprise when he took Lovino's hand and put it on his chest so Lovino could feel Feliciano's beating heart. All Feli could say was I saw Luddy's soul! Lovino did not understand but he was not about to question it. All that time believing that Feli would never have a heartbeat and it happened any way. Fate was a funny bitch.
Music played for four days solid and no one complained because everyone was at the party. Lovino was just absorbed into the Carriedo family to the point that he was overwhelmed and almost wanted to escape. Romulus, however, revelled in the festivities and got along very well with Antonio's mother. Both were widowed soul mates so it was all good.
"When are you to going to set the date?" Isabella, a woman who resembled her son, asked. "I can't wait to help you organise the wedding, Lovi." And she kissed her future son-in-law on the cheek. Lovino became red and flustered.
"Awwh!" she cooed. "You look just like a little tomate!" Mio Dio! Lovino thought. Like mother, like son!
"We're going to talk about that, Mama," Antonio decided to rescue his soulmate. He knew what his mother was like when she began talking weddings. "If you'll excuse us..." And he pulled Lovino away.
"Don't come back until you name the day!" Isabella called after them. Antonio and Lovino ran a gauntlet of hugs, congratulations and kisses from Antonio's family and, by some miracle, managed to find a private spot.
"Wedding!" Lovino exclaimed. "Is your mother nuts? We've only announced we're soulmates!"
"For Mama, that's enough," Antonio replied. "If you're soulmates, it's a done deal." He wrapped his arms around Lovino. "So what do you say, Lovi? What date's good for you?"
"What kind of proposal is that, Tomato Bastard?" Lovino snapped. "You haven't even asked me yet!"
"Lo siento," Antonio apologised, let Lovino go and got down on one knee. He took a ring box out of his pocket and opened it. Nestling within was a gold band with a single but large diamond. "Lovino Romano Vargas, my soulmate, will you do me the honour of becoming my husband?" Lovino stared at the ring and then at Antonio.
"You had this planned, didn't you, jerk!" he fumed. "Did you put your mother up to that performance?" Antonio just smiled.
"No," he replied. "That was pure Mama but I knew I could rely on her. So what do you say, Lovi? Will you make me the happiest man in the world?"
"I'm not sure if I should," Lovino replied with a snort. "You're too damn happy as it is!" Antonio's smile dropped. Lovino could not do it any more and started laughing.
"Get up, idiota!" he chortled. "Of course, I'll marry you!" Antonio's face burst into a big grin and he stood up, wrapped his arms around Lovino and swung him round as Lovino screamed in laughing fright.
"Put me down, Tomato Bastard," he squealed. "Or I'm going to puke all over you!" It was a empty threat but Antonio put him down, just long enough to pull Lovino tightly into a passionate kiss. Lovino did not fight him and put his arms around Antonio's neck. Lost in their own little world, neither of them saw Isabella, who had followed them and had seen everything. She decided to leave the love-birds, as Antonio pushed the ring on to Lovino's finger, now that everything was settled and she walked away, planning a lavish wedding in her head.
Only the best for her baby and his soulmate!