Lulu slowly opened her eyes to sunlight streaming in through the window, reaching over for Dante she realized his side of the bed was empty. Sliding her feet over the side of the bed she noticed him sitting on the couch with something in his hand. "Morning."
"Lulu what's this?" Dante asked holding up the ripped tickets.
"What happened?" she asked reaching out for them.
"You tell me."
"What? I have no idea what happened."
"Lu, the tickets didn't rip themselves up. I mean I know we argued about it because it was on the same day as the Crimson party but I thought we agreed that it was alright. You said I could still go to the game and take Micheal or Morgan."
"Dante I didn't rip them up."
"Then who did little elves or fairies? Did they just break in to rip up the tickets because they aren't fans."
"Dante I would never rip up your tickets, why would I do that?" Lulu asked.
"Who else could have done it I certainly didn't rip up my own tickets."
"Look I'm not going to sit here and have you accuse me of something I didn't do. I'm going home call me when you realize you were wrong."
Dante sat on the couch after Lulu left wondering what the hell had happened. He hated that he made her want to leave, he just wanted her to admit the truth. Sure he was mad about it but Lulu meant more to him than some game. Dante grabbed his cellphone off the table, he had to call her and make her understand that he wasn't mad at her. All he got was her voice mail "Lulu's phone leave me a message and I'll get back to you," he heard.
"Baby, please pick up. I'm sorry about earlier but I'm not mad about the tickets. I'll go with you to the Crimson party just please call me back."
Tossing her purse on the chair Lulu flopped down on the couch, 'How could he think I would do something like that. I would never...ew he just makes me so mad sometimes,' Lulu thought to herself. She had no idea how it had happened but someone had ripped that ticket and if it wasn't her and it wasn't Dante, there was only one person who could have done it. She should have known that Brooklyn would try something else. After stooping so low as to literally send her into anaphylactic shock there was nothing she wouldn't do to ruin their lives. Just then she heard the melodic sound of her cell phone in her purse, reaching over she pulled it out noticing she had a new message. Realizing it was Dante she dropped the phone back on the table, she wasn't ready to talk to him just yet.
Dante paced the length of the loft, stopping every once and a while to glare at his cell phone on the table. She hadn't called yet, why wasn't she calling? He knew she was mad when she had left but he had apologized to her. He wasn't mad he just wondered why she would do something like that. But it had been a few hours now and she still hadn't called, he knew he had to make things right. He had to find her and tell her that it didn't matter what happened or why just as long as she wasn't mad at him anymore. He couldn't take her being mad at him. Grabbing his coat he headed out the door.
He decided to try her apartment first, with a sigh her knocked on the door. He hoped she would at least answer the door. "Who is it?" she asked from the other side.
"Lu, baby please open the door."
"Dante go away, I don't wanna talk to you right now."
"Please baby just, just open the door. I'm not mad about the stupid ticket."
"Your not mad! I didn't do it Dante, I told you that."
"Ok ok it doesn't matter if you did or you didn't. I just don't want you to be mad at me anymore."
"Well it's too damn bad isn't it cause I am mad."
"I'm sorry sweetie I really am, what can I do to make it up to you?"
"Nothing just leave me alone right now."
"Nope I'm not leaving until you forgive me," Dante said leaning against the door.
"Your gonna be out there for a VERY long time then," she said going back over to the couch and flipping on the television.
When Dante heard the sound of the tv through the door he knew he had to do something to get her attention. So he started singing That's Amore very loudly and a little off-key,
In Napoli where love is king
When boy meets girl here's what they say
When the moon hits you eye like a big pizza pie
That's amore
Lulu turned the tv on mute when she thought she heard Dante singing in the hallway, 'Yep he was definitely singing and horribly I might add. What the hell does he think hes doing,' she though to herself. "Dante what are you doing?" she yelled through the door. "I'm serenading you until you open the door," he said before going back to his singing.
When the world seems to shine like you've had too much wine
That's amore
Bells will ring ting-a-ling-a-ling, ting-a-ling-a-ling
And you'll sing "Vita bella"
He seemed to get louder with each verse as she cringed at the thought of the neighbours overhearing him. But she also couldn't help but laugh a little at his cheesiness, sometimes he could be over-the-top. Like when he used his cheesy pick-up lines on her in the beginning of their relationship.
Hearts will play tippy-tippy-tay, tippy-tippy-tay
Like a gay tarantella
Maxie opened the door of her bedroom and padded into the living room, "What's going on?" she asked clearly not happy about being awakened. "Is that Dante?"
"Yeah he says he's serenading me until I open the door."
"What'd he do this time?" she asked taking a seat on the couch next to her friend.
"He accused me of ripping up his precious Yankee's tickets."
"And did you?" Maxie asked with a small smile.
"No I did not."
When the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool
That's amore
When you dance down the street with a cloud at your feet
You're in love
"Ok then why does he think you did it?"
"Because he assumes that since he didn't do it, it must be me."
"Ok well if it wasn't him and it wasn't you, then who did it?"
"Brooklyn."
"Ok why don't you tell him that?"
"He didn't give me the chance and now I'm mad at him."
"Ok well he's singing horribly in our hallway at midnight, what will the neighbours think?"
"I'm not letting him in."
"Fine then I will," Maxie said as she got up and went to open the door with Lulu trying to stop her.