Prompt: The First time she decided to have dinner with him.

There were few times when Sonny went into the Bistro and Carolina wasn't there. If she wasn't, it was because she was getting ingredients or something. This time was a little different.

"I'm sorry Sonny; I don't know where she is." Rose poured him and his men more coffee. She knew Sonny liked Carolina or at least had a soft spot for her, and that's why he came in there.

"It's alright, Rose." He told her, pouring cream into the mug. Rose went back behind the counter. Not soon after, Carolina came through the door in a hurry.

"Scusate il ritardo, Rose. Ho avuto un problema al mio appartamento." She spoke to her cousin quickly in Italian while pulling her hair up. She was going to continue as she put on her apron but Rose motioned behind her to where Sonny was sitting; now staring at her. Carolina didn't have to look to know who she was motioning to.

"I served them already, but you should go say hi." Rose whispered to her.

"I'll look stupid. I don't have anything to say, and I just made a scene." Her face was turning red.

"Calm down." Rose hit her arm lightly. "You're riled up." Rose looked past her to where Sonny motioned towards them. "Look, he wants something. Go." Carolina turned and went over.

"I thought I'd miss you today." He kissed her hand like usual then motioned to the chair next to him. "Sit." She glanced back at Rose then took a seat.

"I ran into some things this morning." She explained.

"What happened?" He sipped his coffee. This was one of the first conversations they had actually had.

"Oh, well my bathroom door's been sticking for the past week or two and this morning the handle popped off, and I was locked in until I could get some help." She couldn't finish the story due to Sonny's laughter. It wasn't loud and obnoxious, and it wasn't necessarily contagious either. But it was nice, and she liked it. "Are you laughing at me?" Her mouth pulled into a smile.

"No of course not." He tried to hide it with a cough to no avail.

"Yes, you are." She started to chuckle too. "I was really stuck in there. I would be there now if it wasn't for my walls being so thin."

"What are you gonna do?" He placed his hands on the table.

"I'll get it fixed somehow or get locked in my bathroom every morning." She shrugged a shoulder.

"Anything I can help you with?" He had his connections and his ways. She didn't foresee herself getting mixed up in that just yet.

"Oh no," She waved the suggestion away with her hand.

"You sure?" He sipped his coffee.

"I think I can handle it, but I'll let you know."

Two days later, Sonny walked in, and Carolina was having a frustrated conversation with someone on the phone.

"You said as soon as possible!" She tried to keep her voice low, leading to hushed yelling. Sonny watched as a hand went to her forehead, and she laughed in exasperation. "Sei uno stronzo e io sono un idiota per vivere qui." She folded her arms. An expression of surprise washed over her face, and her mouth dropped open. "W-what did you just call me?"

"Want me to handle it?" Jimmy Whispers asked his boss. He liked Carolina too. She was nice.

"No, let me." Sonny walked behind the counter and stood in front of her. She looked up at him in surprise. He took the phone out of her hands without a word, and she could still hear her greasy landlord shouting. All it took was three words to stop him.

"This is Sonny." He looked into her eyes as he spoke. "I don't like the way you're speaking to her. Don't apologize to me; you're gonna apologize to her. But first, I want to hear that you're going to take care of what she needs. That's good." Watching him speak in such a calm and forceful voice was arguably one of the most attractive things she had witnessed. "She won't be living here for much longer either. Now apologize." Sonny held the phone to her ear for her to listen to the profuse apologies her landlord was giving her. "Is that good?" He asked her.

"Yes." She nodded. Sonny took back the phone and said a few words before hanging up. They looked at each other in silence for a moment.

"You ever need anything; you ask me alright?" He reminded her. She nodded and he started to turn..

"Sonny," She stopped him

"Yeah," He looked down at her.

"Can I make you dinner?" She asked him.

"Yeah," He nodded with a smile.