Please Let Me Stay

“I don’t know, buddy,” Matteo said, his voice soft but firm. “I just came to see you and take you, your mommy, and Aunt Rosa on a little road trip, but I can’t stay. I've got work.”

Dante immediately pouted, his little lips trembling.

"But why?"

“When you grow up, when you’re gonna be a big boy like me, a man, you’ll understand. You’re gonna take care of your mom, and to take care of her, you’re g