Justin was tickling Avery, making her squeal as they got off his bike and were walking to her apartment after brunch in early May. He was teasing her about blushing again and was kissing her neck, making them stumble over each other. She never thought she would ever see the Justin Mariner acting so jovial and having so much fun. He always seemed so rigid, like he had to play a role as President and having fun wasn't one of the things he could do. Avery realized he was putting way too much pressure on himself.

Their relationship was going so well and Justin decided that as soon as Lexi was out of school, he was going to tell her about Avery. He didn't want to wait any longer to have both of his girls by his side and in his house. He was trying to plan a vacation for the three of them and couldn't decide between Hawaii or Bermuda. He wanted someplace fun where the three of them could bond and become a family. He had so many plans in his head and couldn't wait to share it with Avery. He wanted this life, desperately.

Justin was whispering in Avery's ear about what they were going to do later when he came back after an afternoon with Alexis.

Avery was blushing but totally aroused when they heard a deep voice, "Well, well well piccolo fiore, I see you have been occupying your time in someone else's arms!"

Avery stopped and Justin bumped into her as she wildly looked around, recognizing the voice. Justin was pissed that some man was talking to them, especially Avery and felt some anger start to build. He saw a tall man standing by the stairs, leaning against the railing, looking like some sort of model.

He was going to tell the stranger to back the fuck off when suddenly Avery squealed loudly, "Luca!!" and ran to the man, jumping in his arms.

Justin was absolutely stunned and more than a little jealous watching the woman he loved in the arms of another man. It was a totally foreign feeling for him and he was not a fan in the slightest.

"What are you doing here?" Avery asked, still clinging to the man.

"I got back from the vineyard last week and Tina said you were enjoying this job and gave me your address. Matty didn't tell me about this until like two weeks ago," Luca explained.

"Do you not ever actually read your emails? I know you responded, but you didn't say much of anything. You ass!" Avery replied, scolding him.

Justin watched the interactions and you could easily tell that they were close and had history, but he had no idea who the man was. He was wracking his brain trying to remember Avery mentioning anything about a man named Luca and couldn't come up with anything. And that made Justin even more jealous, especially since the man seemed vaguely familiar. Was he someone famous? He was certainly good looking enough and he had an air of elegance that Justin knew he didn't have. He was rough and well, a biker. Was this what Avery actually wanted? Was this what she deserved? Were his sister and his table of officers all correct that she wasn't one of them? His mind was reeling. He didn't want to lose her and had to do something to stop the happy reunion and stake his claim.

Justin had had enough and cleared his throat before the man could respond, "Sorry to interrupt, you gonna introduce us, Baby?"

Avery instantly felt guilty forgetting that Justin was even there. She was so happy and excited to see Luca.

"Sorry!! Luca, this is Justin, my boyfriend. Justin, this is Luca Bianchi," Avery explained like she expected him to know him.

Justin strode over and Luca gently set her down and the men shook hands, sizing each other up with Avery between them.

"And how do you know Avery?" Justin asked suspiciously.

Luca raised an eyebrow and smirked, "Not a good boyfriend if you don't know who I am, Amico."

"Justin, I told you about Luca. He is like my brother! His dad, my Uncle Gio, was Daddy's best friend. Luca and Matty are like my brothers," Avery reminded him.

Justin remembered her talking about stories from when she was young and felt a little less threatened, but there was something still nagging in the back of his mind.

"Nice that you came to visit Avery," Justin said, "You been out of town?"

"Business took me to Italy," Luca vaguely said.

"Uncle Gio's family has the most beautiful vineyard outside of Tuscany. I told you about the summers I spent there," Avery reminisced.

Justin nodded, remembering her stories. It always seemed odd to him that she spent so much time in Italy on a policeman's salary. He felt his phone buzz and pulled it out to see he was needed at the coffee shop, which was due to open in two weeks.

"Hey Baby, I gotta run to the coffee shop. I'll call you later, ok?" Justine explained.

Avery left Luca's side, "Ok. I'll see you later. I love you."

Justin leaned in and kissed her softly and squeezed her ass gently. He walked back to his bike that was around the corner and pulled out his phone, hit a button and waited until he heard a voice answer, "Yeah Prez, what can I do for ya?"

"Stevo, I need you to find everything you can on Luca Bianchi," Justin demanded, "now."

"But what about the-"Stevo started.

"NOW! Everything else gets pushed to the side. I want everything and I want it yesterday!!" Justin growled and hung up. He walked back to the corner and saw Avery and Luca walking arm and arm up the stairs, laughing.

"I want to know what the fuck is going on!" He said to himself.