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00:00The day we divorced, my ex backhanded me to the ground.
00:07I really regret marrying a deaf woman like me.
00:11What an embarrassment to this family.
00:13He tossed the divorce papers and duffel bag at my feet and slammed the door.
00:17The rain in New York was coming down hard.
00:19My hearing aid had fallen into a puddle on the ground, cracked open.
00:23As I reached to pick it up, I noticed a flyer lying right next to it.
00:27Stepmother wanted, room and board included.
00:30Must be patient with children, no other requirements.
00:33All I had left was a duffel bag and 20 bucks.
00:35Room and board, that was the part that got me.
00:38I put the broken hearing aid back on, made the call.
00:46And a stretched limousine pulled up to take me away.
00:56I never would have guessed the ad was posted by the Sorrentinos,
00:59the most fearsome mafia families in the whole country.
01:02And now I was standing at the gate of a private estate on Long Island's Gold Coast.
01:07Next to me stood a butler with his nose in the air.
01:09The Don is looking for a stepmother for his son, not a wife for himself.
01:13The women who tried to seduce him, they got tossed into the ocean.
01:19Fish food.
01:20So do yourself a favor.
01:21Behave.
01:22Don't get any ideas.
01:24Honestly, not scared.
01:26I mean, come on.
01:27It's just a fancy nanny gig, right?
01:29I'd literally gotten divorced that morning.
01:31The last thing on my mind was getting married again.
01:33But taking care of a kid with a roof over my head, that meant no rent to pay.
01:37For a girl with nothing in her pockets, this was the best job in the world.
01:40Understood.
01:41I promise I won't get any ideas.
01:43The butler nodded and led me into the dining room.
01:46At a long table, a young father and his son were locked in a standoff.
01:50The dad held a bowl and spoon, looking absolutely worn out.
01:54Elio, one bite.
01:58Just one tiny bite.
02:02Please?
02:03Across from him, the little boy bit his lip and wouldn't budge.
02:07Time seemed to freeze.
02:08Finally, the man let out a sigh, admitted defeat, set down the bowl, and pinched the
02:12bridge of his nose.
02:15Don.
02:16Another applicant.
02:17Strong forearms.
02:18Sleeves rolled to the elbows.
02:20Top button undone.
02:21I knew exactly who he was the second I saw him.
02:23The most feared Don in the Sorrentino family.
02:26And trust me, no one forgets how dangerous he is just because he's got a handsome face.
02:30I relaxed completely.
02:31A man like that had zero reason to waste time scamming some broke, freshly divorced woman
02:36like me.
02:37What's your name?
02:37His voice filtered through the hearing aid, tangled in static.
02:41Maeve.
02:46Your turn.
02:47This had to be my first test.
02:49I needed to nail it.
02:51If I could land this, at least I wouldn't be sleeping on the street tonight with newspaper
02:55for a blanket.
02:56I took the bowl, put on my warmest, sweetest smile, and walked toward the boy.
03:00But I barely got two steps in before he darted straight under the table.
03:08He glared at his dad and shouted,
03:10Get her out of here.
03:11I don't want her feeding me.
03:12They're all bad women.
03:13So, clearly, I wasn't the first stepmother this kid had dealt with.
03:18I glanced around and spotted a pile of superhero toys scattered across the room.
03:24That gave me an idea.
03:26I grabbed one, crouched down by the table, and smiled.
03:57Relax.
03:59I looked at my lips a few times.
04:00I pretended not to notice.
04:01Not until his little nose turned red and he was about to cry.
04:04That's when I finally spotted him.
04:10Oh, what's this?
04:12A tiny little guy hiding over here?
04:16Hey, Hero.
04:17Think you could share some of your food with him?
04:20He's got to eat, too, so he can protect New York, just like you.
04:25Sure.
04:27Well, if the hero says it's okay, then I guess you get a little.
04:30The boy nodded like crazy.
04:32Before I could even move the spoon over, he clamped down on it.
04:36Why don't I get any veggies?
04:38You scared I'll get stronger than him?
04:40Bad woman.
04:42I turned to look at the dawn.
04:44He gave me an approving smile.
04:48Maeve.
04:50Nicely done.
04:52Come by my study in a bit.
04:53Let's talk.
04:54By then, my beat-up hearing aid glitched and stopped working.
04:58I only caught half of what Antonio said.
05:00Where did he want me to go?
05:01His bedroom?
05:02I turned to double-check, but he was already gone.
05:04I barely got the hearing aid working again,
05:07and once it kicked back in,
05:08I hurried up to the third floor and knocked on Antonio's door.
05:11The door opened, and there stood Antonio in a bathrobe,
05:14looking anything but pleased.
05:17What are you doing here?
05:20Did no one tell you the third floor is off-limits?
05:22The thing is, half an hour earlier,
05:24the butler had explained a few rules.
05:26You and Elko stay on the second floor.
05:29Don lives alone on the third.
05:30You do not go up there.
05:32Ever.
05:34Some woman once snuck up in the middle of the night and knocked on his door.
05:38The Don threw her out the window into the ocean.
05:41Took her all night to swim back to shore.
05:43But that was exactly when my hearing aid had gone out.
05:45I hadn't caught a word of it,
05:47and I wasn't about to admit I was basically deaf.
05:49Not when this job was the only thing standing between me and the street.
05:53So there I was, in deep trouble.
05:55I don't care how well you did today.
05:57The Sorrentinos have no use for someone who can't follow rules.
06:02Get out.
06:03Now.
06:04Antonio grabbed me, ready to throw me out the door.
06:07And that's when the hearing aid, already cracked, slipped and fell again.
06:10The tiny little thing caught his eye.
06:13What is that?
06:17Sir, I swear I didn't come up here on purpose.
06:20It's just that my hearing aid happened to break today.
06:23That's why I misheard your instructions.
06:26At that moment, I couldn't hear a thing.
06:28But I could see it.
06:30His face softened.
06:31He believed me.
06:32Antonio had a brand new hearing aid purchased for me.
06:35And after that, we finally sat down for a real talk.
06:40You can't hear?
06:41Were you born that way?
06:43No.
06:43My hearing used to be perfect.
06:46Six months ago, I got really sick.
06:48One of the complications stole most of my hearing.
06:51But don't worry.
06:52With the hearing aid, I'm basically like anyone else.
06:54I can absolutely handle this job.
06:57You're good with kids.
06:58Do you have any of your own?
07:00No.
07:01But I helped raise my ex-husband's sister's kid for two whole years.
07:05His family thought I wasn't making enough money.
07:08So they made me quit.
07:12Then, right after I quit, they decided I was too lazy.
07:16So they fired the sister's nanny and had me take care of the kid instead.
07:21That's why I got divorced.
07:23Elko's got no sense of security.
07:26He won't leave the house.
07:28Won't even go outside.
07:31I run the Sorrentino family.
07:34I barely have time to look after him.
07:37So I need a patient woman to be his mother.
07:40That's what the ad was for.
07:42You passed.
07:45But I'll have you sign a prenup.
07:47Separate assets, both ways.
07:48Can you accept that?
07:51I hadn't expected he'd actually still hire me.
07:53This was more than generous.
07:55As for the prenup, I'd signed one of those in my last marriage, too.
07:59And when the love ran dry and we divorced, I walked away with nothing.
08:03They even took the ring back.
08:04A family as massive as the Sorrentinos.
08:07Of course, they'd be careful about marriage.
08:09I got it completely.
08:10Honestly, I'd be happy just having a place to stay.
08:12We don't need all the paperwork.
08:14But he insisted.
08:17The marriage is for Ello.
08:19I want to give him a mother who'll stay long term.
08:22And marriage is the most binding contract there is.
08:26Then we'll do it your way.
08:27Don't worry.
08:28I'll give you a hundred grand a month for living expenses.
08:31Money that's yours alone to spend.
08:32This was the part I actually cared about.
08:34I'd been burned on this before.
08:36If we ever divorce down the road, can I keep the money you gave me?
08:40Of course.
08:41That money belongs to you.
08:42Perfect.
08:43One last thing.
08:44When it comes to sex, I have no needs whatsoever, so you'll be sleeping on the second floor.
08:48That's fine.
08:49Neither do I.
08:50And just like that, three days after my divorce, I got married again.
08:54Just like the first time, there was no wedding.
08:57Over dinner one night, Antonio suddenly slid a diamond ring across the table to me.
09:01I don't need this.
09:03Wear it.
09:05It's all for Elko.
09:09In the end, I put it on.
09:13That night, I'd just laid down when Ello pushed my door open and stood there, hesitating.
09:18What's wrong?
09:19Maybe.
09:19Could you read me a bedtime story?
09:22What?
09:22I thought I'd misheard.
09:24I'll make my dad pay you extra, but it's fine if you don't want to.
09:29Come here.
09:31I lifted the blanket, and the little guy dove right in.
09:39By the time I finished the story, he was fast asleep in my bed.
09:43The next morning, Antonio was blown when he heard what had happened.
09:48That familiar, approving look crossed his face, relieved he'd made the right call.
09:55Maeve, thank you.
09:57I'll add another hundred gram to your monthly allowance.
10:00Sir, that's way too much.
10:02And I meant every word.
10:03In my last marriage, I'd done far more than this.
10:06I watched my ex-husband's sister's child all day, cooked for my ex every night, catered
10:11to his needs, and still got up in the middle of the night to clean the house non-stop.
10:15Even then, his mother never stopped sneering at me.
10:18We can easily afford a maid.
10:19Maeve just sits around all day, growing lazier by the minute.
10:24By the time we divorced, I was dead broke, not even able to afford a motel room.
10:29And yet those lowlifes still claimed I'd spent three years living an easy, cushioned life.
10:37Sir, it's really too much.
10:40Elgo's a sweet, well-behaved boy.
10:42I adore him.
10:45Reading him a bedtime story is no trouble at all.
10:47Right as I finished speaking, I felt something warm wrap around my right hand.
10:51I looked down.
10:53Elgo was holding my hand, staring up at me like he might cry, utterly touched.
10:58It seems he truly likes you.
11:02The women before you only cared about curring my favor.
11:05None of them ever cared about how Ello felt.
11:09All right, the extra hundred grand, it's settled.
11:13From that day on, the little boy refused to leave my side.
11:17Until the day I had to go to the hospital for a hearing checkup.
11:21The butler had warned me before, Ello never left the estate gates.
11:24He'd have a complete meltdown if he tried.
11:26I tried convincing him to stay home, promising I'd be right back.
11:29But Ello only clung tighter to my hand and refused to let go.
11:32He didn't say a word.
11:33He just stared at me with those big, sad, vulnerable eyes.
11:36He's scared you'll leave and never come back for him.
11:38I stroked his soft hair.
11:42I'm not leaving you.
11:45I'll just see the doctor and come straight back to read you a story.
11:48Can you play alone for a little while?
11:50Before I could even finish, he'd already climbed into the car.
11:55Young Master, are you coming to the hospital with Maven?
12:01Thank God.
12:02He's finally willing to leave the house.
12:11The doctor ran my hearing test and told me, delighted, that the illness-related complications
12:16were fading.
12:17My hearing was actually coming back.
12:19I was so happy I nearly cried.
12:21As we walked out of the exam room, Ello asked, kind of shyly,
12:30Maeve, are you sick?
12:33I got sick because I didn't eat properly.
12:36So don't ever be like me, okay, Ello?
12:38Does it hurt?
12:40His big eyes were full of worry.
12:41If it hurts, I can give you a piece of candy.
12:45He dug a chocolate out of his pocket and placed it in my palm.
12:49Candy makes the pain go away.
12:51My dad told me that.
12:53Looking at that sweet, innocent little face, the tears just came out of nowhere.
12:58After I woke up from that illness, my hearing was gone.
13:02I couldn't understand a word without the hearing aid.
13:06But those low-lax claimed I'd gotten sick on purpose, just to get out of the housework.
13:11I begged my ex to buy me a hearing aid.
13:13He said I was wasting money, dragged his feet on it for ages, then finally got me the cheapest
13:18one there was.
13:19It glitched constantly.
13:21But I didn't have a choice.
13:22Even the nephew I'd cared for over two years called me a useless cripple when the divorce
13:28came around.
13:30And yet, this little boy, who had no real reason to care about me at all, was willing
13:37to give up his favorite candy just to make me feel better.
13:43I couldn't hold it in.
13:44I pulled Elio into my arms.
13:48He curled up against me, quietly, patting my back with his little hand.
13:54I promise I'll eat right.
14:01And when I grow up, I'll protect you.
14:06I couldn't help but laugh.
14:08Then you'd better grow up fast.
14:11When we finally walked out of the hospital, both of us red-eyed.
14:21Handsome, magnetic, he was pulling every eye in the place.
14:27I walked over, holding Ilko's hand.
14:31Sir?
14:33What are you doing here?
14:35Antonio scooped his son up.
14:39Seeing how calm and settled the boy looked, his eyes went red, his voice a little rough.
14:43The butler told me Elko was willing to go out.
14:45I couldn't relax.
14:46Father styed his ray fit, so I came to see for myself.
14:48Elko leaned into his chest, still gripping my hand.
14:51Dad, as long as I'm with Maeve, you don't have to worry at all.
14:55Antonio smiled, finally at ease.
14:57That night, he knocked on my door.
14:59He looked at me, really looked at me.
15:02Maeve, to thank you for everything you've done, name your price.
15:07Whatever you want, I can make it happen.
15:08Trust me, I have the means.
15:11My pulse kicked up a notch.
15:15Honestly, my biggest wish was to get my hearing back.
15:17And Antonio absolutely had the power to connect me with the best specialists in New York.
15:23Seeing me hesitate, he softened his tone.
15:26Maeve, tell me.
15:28Stop holding back.
15:29His gentleness gave me the courage.
15:32I took a deep breath.
15:33Could you help me find a doctor?
15:35Someone who specializes in ears?
15:37Of course.
15:39Truth is, I had a private doctor lined up that same night.
15:42He's just been waiting for you to say the word.
15:44I froze.
15:45Something warm swelled up inside me.
15:47My ex-husband never came close to doing something like this.
15:51Anything else you need?
15:53Could you help me find a used car, so it's easier for me to get around?
15:56Just pick anything from my garage.
15:59The cars in your garage are way too expensive.
16:02I wouldn't dare drive one.
16:05Alright.
16:06The next morning, there was a distinctly out-of-place used car sitting in his garage.
16:11The doctor he'd brought in gave me a more professional recovery plan too.
16:15On top of the medication, talk to people more.
16:18So there I was, with my brand new hearing aid, driving Elio out for the day.
16:23He used to have zero sense of security.
16:25The smallest jack out in the world could trigger a full meltdown.
16:29So he'd barely been anywhere.
16:31Now, I wanted to show him more of the world, Dap's body more of Styxed, and do my recovery
16:36training right alongside him.
16:38First stop, the amusement park.
16:40We took a million photos, just the two of us.
16:43Next, we headed for the biggest grocery store around.
16:46The little guy trailed behind me, holding a wiggling, flopping fish for me, that handsome
16:50little face set in a hard line.
16:52Maeve, I don't want to hold this.
16:55But my hands are so full.
16:56Can't you help me out?
16:58I gave him the puppy dog look.
17:00Elso greeted his teeth and held the fish out at arm's length, looking as disgusted as humanly
17:04possible.
17:05Fine, just this once, and no more buying fish.
17:08I laughed to myself.
17:10By the time we reached the parking lot, I heard a voice I knew.
17:13Maeve?
17:22More than a month later, seeing my ex-husband Rocco again, my heart skipped a beat, completely
17:27against my will.
17:29What was he doing here?
17:30Rocco Bianchi and I got together back in college.
17:34After we graduated, he moved heaven and earth to marry me.
17:38I'd been pushed aside my whole life by my own family.
17:42And Rocco stood in that church and swore to protect me forever.
17:47But then he took over the family business and started feeling like I was dead weight,
17:52like I brought nothing to his career.
17:55He started resenting me, made me quit my job, made me take care of the entire Bianchi family,
18:01made me watch his sister's kid, made me small, meek, invisible.
18:05I could put up with all of it.
18:09After all, we married for love.
18:11Until the day I caught Rocco with his arms around some flashy woman, kissing her.
18:16That's when I couldn't hold it in anymore.
18:20I broke down, sobbing, screaming.
18:22I wanted him to swear he'd never do it again.
18:25And the whole Bianchi family thought I was the one being rude.
18:28What successful man doesn't have a few mistresses?
18:33I've been too good to you.
18:34That's the problem.
18:35Now you think you can make demands like this.
18:37From that day on, we got cold.
18:40Total silence.
18:43He stopped coming home.
18:46Blocked me everywhere.
18:48I fell apart.
18:49My hearing got worse and worse.
18:53And the entire Bianchi family started freezing me out.
18:59When I hit total rock bottom, I asked for a divorce.
19:03Rocco assumed I was using the marriage to hold something over him.
19:06He had his lawyer drop divorce papers on the spot.
19:09I'd walk away with nothing.
19:11I signed without a second's hesitation.
19:14Four years of dating, three years of marriage, over.
19:17Just like that.
19:18I was still lost in all that old pain when Rocco walked right up to me.
19:25He glanced at me, then at Elso beside me, before his gaze settled on my used car, a flicker of
19:31contempt crossing his eyes.
19:34Maeve, you graduated from one of the top universities in the country, and now you're playing maid for somebody else?
19:42What were you thinking?
19:44None of your business.
19:47Maeve, when will you get it?
19:49The day you married into the Bianchi family, you stopped representing just yourself.
19:54You represent the Bianchi name.
19:58We're divorced.
19:59I have nothing to do with your family anymore.
20:03Maeve, even after the divorce, you're still my ex-wife.
20:07When people talk about you, my name comes up right along with it.
20:13Could you stop embarrassing me?
20:17Could you just think before you act, instead of running on emotion all the time?
20:21I didn't want to hear another word of it.
20:23And I sure as hell didn't want that garbage poisoning Elko's ears.
20:27I took Elko's hand and got him in the car.
20:33But Rocco grabbed my arm.
20:35Maeve, it's been a lot of days out here.
20:38Bet you've had it rough, huh?
20:40Missing the good life back at the Bianchi house?
20:44If you admit you were wrong, really change.
20:49I could consider taking you back.
20:52Those women out there are just for fun.
20:55The wife spot?
20:58I haven't given it to anyone else.
21:01I've kept it open for you this whole time.
21:04Just fix that temper of yours.
21:06Come apologize to my family.
21:10Keep it.
21:12That precious little spot?
21:14Give it to somebody else.
21:16I don't want it.
21:22On the drive back, another number called.
21:25It was Rocco's little nephew, the kid I'd carefully looked after for two years.
21:30I'd blocked everyone in the Bianchi family, but I'd kept his number.
21:34I figured the kid wasn't the problem.
21:36The problem was the adults raising him.
21:38Besides, after two years, I thought there was something real between us.
21:45Hey, Luca.
21:46I took a breath and made my voice as gentle as I could.
21:49Maeve!
21:50You deaf loser!
21:52My mom wants to talk to you.
21:55Every ounce of that gentleness died in my throat.
21:58Then Rocco's sister took the phone.
22:01Maeve, Rocco tells me you've become a maid?
22:03Do you understand you're dragging the Bianchi family's honor through the mud?
22:07Honestly, I can't blame myself for looking down on trash from the bottom like you.
22:14You're just too stupid.
22:18I hung up and blocked the number.
22:20I pulled the car over to the side of the road.
22:24And finally, I couldn't hold it together anymore.
22:27I dropped my head onto the steering wheel and just sobbed.
22:32I don't know how long it went on.
22:34But eventually, all that stuff I'd been swallowing for so long started to drain out of me,
22:39and I sat up, exhausted.
22:42Still, I felt so completely powerless.
22:45Maeve, wipe your face.
22:48Ello's voice.
22:49That's when I remembered.
22:50He was still back there in his car seat,
22:52watching me with those big, anxious eyes.
22:54His little hand held out a tissue.
22:58I'm sorry.
22:59Did I scare you?
23:01I forced the corners of my mouth up.
23:04The butler had drilled it into me over and over.
23:07Elio couldn't handle stress.
23:08I was terrified that moment would leave some kind of scar.
23:12But Elio slowly shook his head.
23:15Maeve, I'm not scared.
23:17You can cry as long as you need to.
23:19I'll wait.
23:22It's not embarrassing when grown-ups cry.
23:25I won't laugh at you.
23:29Something about the warmth and the funny little logic of it made me laugh.
23:34Thank you, buddy.
23:36I'm all cried out.
23:37I won't cry anymore, I promise.
23:40Let's go home now.
23:41That night, I wasn't feeling great, so I turned in early.
23:45There was a knock at the door.
23:47Maeve, can I come in?
23:48I'd just gotten out of the shower, hair still wet.
23:51I pulled my robe tight, made sure nothing was showing that should be.
23:54Come in.
23:55He was in a light gray set of loungy wear.
23:57He stood in the doorway, glanced at my wet hair and my robe,
24:00then awkwardly looked away and started studying the guest room.
24:02The clothes in your closet, how come I never see you wearing them?
24:05They're too expensive.
24:06I'm not used to that.
24:07Marrying into the Bianchi family taught me one thing.
24:09If it's not your world, don't force yourself into it.
24:12Because when they throw you out, it's ugly.
24:15Sure, Antonio and I had signed the papers, but at the end of the day, I was just a high
24:18-ended
24:19edition dresses.
24:19What nanny walks around in limit wrap his head around it?
24:22Is it the styles?
24:23If you don't like them, I'll have the designer come to the house and make you whatever you
24:25want.
24:26I waved my hands, flustered.
24:27No, no, really.
24:29Between watching Elko all day, I don't have anywhere to wear clothes like that.
24:31I really don't need them.
24:33I heard you ran into your ex-husband today?
24:35He's from the Bianchi family?
24:37I froze for a second.
24:39Elio must have told him.
24:42Yeah, that family.
24:43But that's all in the past now.
24:45He could tell I didn't want to talk about the Bianchis, so he changed the subject.
24:49Maeve, since you got here, Elio's so much happier.
24:53The thanks were real.
24:54His dark eyes stayed locked on mine.
24:57It made me uncomfortable.
24:59You pay me a lot.
25:00This is just my job.
25:04Maeve, my offer still stands.
25:08You can ask me for anything.
25:10Even if it's revenge on the Bianchis, I can make it happen.
25:12I gave him a grateful smile and turned him down.
25:16But right now, I don't need anything.
25:19Antonio was quiet for a long moment.
25:21I didn't notice.
25:22His hand kept lifting like he wanted to reach for mine.
25:24But each time, he set it back down.
25:26All right.
25:26Get some rest.
25:29Lately, Antonio had been coming home from work early.
25:33Having dinner with me and Elko every single night.
25:37And after dinner, sometimes he'd even play family games with us.
25:41A full-blown mafia boss acting this strange.
25:44I was worried.
25:45Was he going broke or something?
25:48Not that I cared about him.
25:49I was worried about my $150,000 a month.
25:54Sir, why are you home so early these days?
25:57If you've got things to handle, go handle them.
26:00I've got Elko covered.
26:02Antonio picked up a red building black, totally casual.
26:05The doctor said you need to talk more to recover your hearing faster.
26:07Right now, Elko and I are your family.
26:09It's our responsibility.
26:11Since when are we family?
26:13But I didn't dare say it.
26:15Honestly, Elko's more than enough company.
26:16I talk to him plenty every day.
26:18Antonio gave me a long look, like he wanted to say something more.
26:21But I missed it.
26:22I took Elko's hand.
26:23Come on, let's go read.
26:24Daddy's got work to do.
26:26Ello let me lead him away, but those dark eyes shot Antonio a glare.
26:31Maybe I imagined it, but there was something in that look.
26:33Almost like anger.
26:35Like he'd been hoping for something and it didn't come.
26:38Maybe.
26:39Yeah?
26:41Tomorrow night, I have a gala to attend.
26:43It requires a date.
26:45Would you come with me?
26:46Me?
26:48Yeah, you.
26:49Time's tight.
26:50Too late to find anyone else.
26:51I can pay you an appearance fee.
26:53He had a whole day.
26:54And a guy like him couldn't find a date.
26:57But I didn't push it.
26:59There was an appearance fee on the table.
27:00I'm not stupid.
27:02I nodded.
27:03Sure.
27:05I just don't really know your social etiquette.
27:07I won't embarrass you, will I?
27:11The Bianchities were new money in finance.
27:13But Mrs. Bianchi, Rocco's mom, was sure I'd humiliate the whole family.
27:18So these high society events, Rocco never took me.
27:21I never got a chance to learn any of it.
27:23Just stay by my side.
27:25Don't worry about anything else.
27:29The butler smiled, too.
27:32Ma'am, you don't need to know a thing about etiquette.
27:34Wherever the don stands, everyone in the room answers to him.
27:37Well, no arguing about that.
27:40Antonio was the man with the most pull in all of New York.
27:42The next afternoon, a whole styling team showed up at the house.
27:46Someone for the dress.
27:48Someone for makeup.
27:50Someone for hair.
27:51They huddled together and discussed everything forever.
27:54Very professional looking.
27:57It made me nervous, honestly.
28:00Antonio came home to pick me up.
28:03The second he saw me, something flashed in his eyes.
28:07Stunned.
28:08Elio held my hand and asked, proud as could be.
28:11Dad, look how pretty Maiev is.
28:14You should call her mom.
28:16Hmm.
28:18I stroked his hair.
28:21It's okay.
28:22You can call me Maiev.
28:24It makes me feel young.
28:26Tonight was a charity gala.
28:28Every big-name entrepreneur and socialite in New York was there.
28:32Everyone rushed over to talk to Antonio,
28:34and it didn't take long before the conversation turned to me.
28:38Who's this lovely woman?
28:41Worried about putting him on the spot, I jumped in.
28:44I'm a friend of the Dons.
28:46But Antonio introduced me without missing a beat.
28:49This is my wife, Maiev.
28:51A wave of compliments followed.
28:53I turned red all the way down to my neck, mortifying.
28:56Antonio gave my hand a little squeeze and leaned in to whisper,
29:00Maiev, is being my wife so embarrassing you can't even say it?
29:03His cologne, warm against my ear.
29:06I said, nervous.
29:08No, please don't misunderstand.
29:10I was just afraid of embarrassing you.
29:12His eyes went deep.
29:14Maiev, only a worthless man is ashamed of his wife.
29:17There was something burning in his gaze.
29:20A little flame, and it made it impossible to look at him directly.
29:25I'm gonna go grab a drink.
29:27I fled and ran right into Rocco.
29:30He didn't have a date.
29:32Didn't Antonio say a date was required?
29:35Rocco spotted me, visibly did a double take.
29:38And came straight over.
29:40Maiev, is that really you?
29:42I almost didn't recognize you just now.
29:45I've never seen you this beautiful.
29:47You've got me speechless.
29:48Maiev, that phone call from my sister the other day, that wasn't my idea.
29:55The truth is, I only agreed to the divorce because you get spoiled, and I wanted to teach you a
29:59little lesson.
30:02I never actually meant to split up.
30:05Maiev, just apologize to my mom and my sister, and I'll take you back.
30:12The Bianchi business has hit a rough patch lately.
30:15I've been swamped.
30:16So be good.
30:17Don't give me a hard time.
30:19Don't give me a hard time, okay?
30:22I knew his playbook too well.
30:24Tear me down, then toss out a little kindness, and keep naive little me right under his thumb.
30:29But I wasn't that Maeve anymore.
30:33Rocco, we got divorced.
30:35There's no getting back together.
30:37I would rather live on the streets the rest of my life than come crawling back to you.
30:45Maeve, still can't admit you were wrong?
30:47Still this stubborn?
30:49Guess you haven't suffered enough.
30:50When you finally figure out what's wrong with you, come beg me.
30:56Maeve, we'll finish this later.
30:57I have real business to discuss with the Sorrentini Don.
31:00Don't get in my way.
31:06Mr. Sorrentine, I'm with the Bianchi family.
31:08You recently ended our partnership, and I'd like a chance to win it back.
31:14All these years, we've been the most harmonious of partners.
31:18Whatever you feel we've fallen short on, just say the word, and we'll fix it, I promise.
31:27Maeve, what do you think?
31:29Should I give him the chance?
31:35Maeve?
31:37What's she got to do with any of this?
31:40Mr. Sorrentino, you may not know, Maeve's my ex-wife.
31:44No idea how she even got in here tonight.
31:47She's obviously desperate to get back together with me, so she pulled some stunt to make it look like a
31:52coincidence.
31:55She's just a housewife.
31:57Ignore her.
32:01Maeve, tell me what you think.
32:03I'll do whatever you say.
32:09Rocco just told me not to interfere with his business, so I'll keep my opinion to myself.
32:16Men's business.
32:17Of course you've got no say in it!
32:22If Maeve doesn't care to weigh in, it's probably because she doesn't approve of how the Biantis do things.
32:27There's no point continuing this partnership.
32:39Rocco, you crossed the Don's wife.
32:41Buddy, you just hit a brick wall.
32:44She's the only woman who's ever shown up at the Don's side in all these years.
32:52That's impossible.
32:53She's just some maid in the Sorrentini house.
32:56Rocco wouldn't buy it.
32:57He'd seen it with his own eyes.
32:59All Maeve did was drive a used car and wait on the little Sorrentino boy.
33:03Jopin Jacea?
33:04Yes, I'm wrong with Sonson?
33:06Did she really think putting on a fancy dress made her the honorable Mrs. Sorrentini?
33:10The guy saw how stubborn Rocco was and just sighed.
33:14No point trying to warn him.
33:17Sooner or later, he'd learn the hard way.
33:23At that charity gala, Antonio bought a hundred million dollar painting in my name, donated to charity.
33:30When it was over, people swarmed around me, all sweetness and flattery.
33:34Mrs. Sorrentino, we're hosting a tea party next week.
33:36Would you honor us with your presence?
33:37Mrs. Sorrentino, my husband's trying to land a deal with the Sorrentinas.
33:41Could you put in a good word for us with the Don?
33:46I'd never dealt with anything like this,
33:48and I was scared of embarrassing Antonio,
33:50so I had a few too many drinks.
33:53In the end, Antonia bailed me out.
33:57Everyone, my wife isn't used to drinking.
33:59I'll take her share.
34:07By the end of it, we were both half-drunked
34:10when we got into the stretched limousine.
34:13I happened to glance out the window,
34:15right into Rocco's smug stare.
34:18That little smirk, that mocking look,
34:20like I was some kind of joke.
34:22I couldn't be bothered by him.
34:24Thank you for saving me tonight,
34:25and for handling Rocco.
34:27Antonia's voice was low,
34:29softened by the liquor.
34:30Mace, we're married.
34:32You don't have to be so formal with me.
34:35We're just a fake married couple,
34:37bound by a contract.
34:39You helping me is a kindness.
34:42I look down.
34:46Antonio slowly lifted his arm,
34:48tipped my chin up with those long fingers,
34:49and brushed his thumb across it softly, murmuring,
34:53Maeve,
34:55what if I don't want to stay just your fake husband?
35:00Antonio had a face handsome enough to stop traffic,
35:02and right now his body was leaning slowly towards mine,
35:06his breath warm with liquor against my chin,
35:08his voice low and tempting,
35:11the want in his eyes,
35:12not hidden at all.
35:13They say people do reckless things when they've been drinking.
35:17Turns out there's real truth to that.
35:19Cold, buttoned-down Antonio was staring dead at my lips.
35:23I turned my head, dodging his touch.
35:27Sir, you've had too much to drink.
35:29Antonio paused, then sat back.
35:32He pinched the bridge of his nose.
35:34Sorry, you're right.
35:35I've had too much.
35:36After that, the car went silent.
35:39A charged, awkward kind of tension drifted between us.
35:42I was too nervous to move my muscles.
35:45Thank God Elzo was still home waiting for me.
35:49The moment I stepped out of the car,
35:51he came running with a picture book.
35:55I used the chance to take his hand
35:56and head straight up to the second floor.
35:59Later, once I'd gotten Elko to sleep,
36:01I opened my phone and scrolled through job listings.
36:05Rocco had a point about one thing.
36:08I had a solid education.
36:10I really should be building a career,
36:12not just working as a nanny.
36:14After that last marriage, I understood.
36:17A woman needs something of her own.
36:19Otherwise, the second a man stops needing you,
36:21you're out.
36:23I never wanted to go through that humiliation again.
36:26Right now, Elko needed me,
36:27and I had a place at the Sorrentini's,
36:29but what about the day he didn't need me anymore?
36:32I froze.
36:33Thought I'd read it wrong.
36:36Because that kind of thing was always handled by the other staff.
36:39And Antonio had warned me from day one,
36:42never go up to the third floor.
36:45But I swallowed the question.
36:51I went downstairs and made him a coffee.
36:54Then I stood at the top of the third floor staircase,
36:56torn.
36:58Was this some new kind of test?
37:01Went up there.
37:02If I actually went up there,
37:03was he going to fire me?
37:06Or,
37:07was this because I turned him down in the car tonight,
37:10and now he was holding a grudge?
37:13I went back and forth,
37:14but in the end,
37:15I couldn't make myself set foot on that staircase.
37:18I called Antonio instead.
37:20Your coffee's ready.
37:21I brought it up.
37:22Could you come down and grab it?
37:25Bring it up for me, please.
37:27Good thing I'd hit record beforehand.
37:29If he ever tried to use this against me,
37:31I'd have proof.
37:32God, I'm smart.
37:33I hung up and knocked on his bedroom door.
37:38Come in.
37:40So I pushed it open,
37:41and my eyes landed right on him.
37:43He'd clearly just showered.
37:44Nothing on but a black bathrobe,
37:46the belt tied loose,
37:47his waist impossibly narrow,
37:48his chest on full display,
37:49broad, solid.
37:50A bead of water slid down from his hair,
37:52tracing that perfect jawline
37:52dropping onto his chest
37:53and disappearing into the robe.
37:54Way too much.
37:55I dropped my head fast.
37:56Couldn't look anymore.
37:58I held the coffee out,
37:59my eyes fixed on the floor.
38:00Antonio took the coffee,
38:02his fingertips grazing mine.
38:04I stepped back,
38:05nervous.
38:06You that scared of me?
38:11Maeve,
38:12am I really that terrifying?
38:14I turned red down to my neck
38:16and spun around to leave.
38:19Maeve.
38:21He stopped me.
38:25From now on,
38:26you can come into my room
38:27whenever you want.
38:31I said it,
38:32out of nowhere.
38:33I didn't slow down.
38:35I hurried downstairs.
38:36The next morning when I woke up,
38:38I felt a little dizzy
38:39and my throat hurt.
38:40Probably from the drinking last night,
38:42plus barely sleeping.
38:43Probably from the drinking last night,
38:45a cold.
38:45I didn't expect Antonio to be up
38:47when I came down.
38:48He was lounging on the sofa,
38:49reading the financial section
38:49the most surprising part.
38:50A man who usually lived in three-piece suits
38:52was wearing a black turtleneck today
38:53with a pair of rimless glasses,
38:54which only showed off that perfect frame more,
38:56made his jawline look even sharper.
38:58Good morning.
39:00I meant to say hi,
39:01but a cough slipped out.
39:03Antonio lowered the paper.
39:04His voice dropped.
39:05You caught a cold?
39:06A little, I think.
39:08He crossed the room in a few steps
39:10and pressed his hand to my forehead,
39:12completely natural about it.
39:14My whole body went stiff.
39:16It's not bad.
39:17Some medicine and I'll be fine.
39:20Sit down and rest.
39:21I'll get you the medicine.
39:22He guided me to the sofa,
39:24gentle about it almost.
39:31I have to say,
39:32those clothes on him
39:33were downright dangerous.
39:36The way he bent down to pour the water
39:38nearly had me staring like an idiot.
39:42I couldn't help wondering,
39:44what was Eliko's mom even like
39:46to have matched with a man like this?
39:50After I took the medicine,
39:52I didn't want to interrupt his work,
39:53so I took myself back to my room.
39:56I slept for a while,
39:59then got jolted awake by a call
40:01from an unknown number.
40:02The second I picked up,
40:04Maeve, it's me,
40:05Rocco's voice came through.
40:07I was about to hang up
40:08when he rushed out.
40:09Maeve, don't you hang up on me.
40:12I'm standing right outside
40:13the Sorrentino estate.
40:15If you don't want me making a scene
40:16in front of Antonio,
40:17get out here and see me.
40:18Now.
40:19The thing is,
40:20I didn't want him making a scene
40:21in front of Antonio,
40:24because I didn't want my ugly past
40:25spread out in front of anyone.
40:28So I threw on a jacket and went out.
40:33The moment I stepped through the gate,
40:35Rocco came right at me.
40:37Maeve, are you done
40:38throwing your little tantrum?
40:40Running off to be a maid?
40:41You may not be embarrassed,
40:42but I sure am.
40:45I'm not throwing a tantrum.
40:47Maeve, cut the act!
40:48You're taking it way too far!
40:51You dolled yourself up last night
40:53and snuck into that party
40:54just to make me regret it,
40:55didn't you?
40:58Fine.
40:58I'll admit it.
40:59After you left,
41:00I did feel a little regret.
41:02So here's your chance to come back.
41:03Just admit you were wrong,
41:05apologize to my mom and my sister,
41:06and I'll agree to remarry you.
41:08Then you'll never have to grovel
41:10as somebody's maid again.
41:14Rocco, I didn't do anything wrong.
41:16What exactly do you want me
41:16to apologize for?
41:17I was done.
41:20When a little round shape
41:21came charging at Rocco,
41:22it was Ello.
41:23He'd just gotten home.
41:25He rammed straight into Rocco,
41:27eyes blazing.
41:29My mom did nothing wrong.
41:33My mom is the best
41:35in the whole world.
41:36And then he wrapped his arms
41:37around my leg,
41:38sweet as could be,
41:39and pressed himself against me.
41:41Rocco and I both froze.
41:43The little guy just called me Mom?
41:45Mom?
41:46Mom?
41:47The moment he thought
41:47I was being pushed around,
41:49his first instinct was to charge in
41:50and protect me.
41:51To stand up for me.
41:54Something in me went soft.
41:55I pulled Ello tight.
41:57Rocco, still reeling from the tackle,
41:59took a while to come back to himself.
42:01What did you call her?
42:03Isn't she your family's maid?
42:07Ello threw his arm around my neck,
42:10tucking my head against him
42:11like he was shielding me.
42:12You big meanie!
42:14Don't you talk down to her!
42:16Mamie's my mom!
42:18My favorite mom in the world!
42:21Then, still not quite sure,
42:23he looked up at me, anxious.
42:26Maven, will you be my mom?
42:28I'll always listen to you,
42:29I promise.
42:32I noted, eyes stinging.
42:35Elko, I am already your mom.
42:40He pouted and hugged me even tighter.
42:44Oh, I see now.
42:48Maeve, are you tricking a kid
42:50into calling you mom?
42:52Trying to climb your way up
42:53through the child?
42:55Let me tell you something.
42:57Antonio is a legend in these circles.
43:00Cold-blooded, ruthless.
43:03If he finds out you're scheming on him,
43:05he'll never let it slide.
43:06Before I could say a word,
43:08a warm hand landed on my waist.
43:10Antonio had heard the commotion
43:11and came out of the house.
43:12He pulled me in,
43:13gathering both me and Elio
43:14into his arms.
43:15Rocco,
43:16last time you slandered my wife.
43:18That's why I killed our partnership.
43:21Rocco froze on the spot.
43:23The sneer vanished from his face.
43:26What do you mean?
43:27Wife?
43:28Who's your wife?
43:31Antonio reached up
43:32and tucked a windblown strip
43:34of my hair behind my ear,
43:35then turned back to Rocco.
43:36You still don't get it?
43:38Or can you only believe
43:39what you want to believe?
43:40Maeve is my wife.
43:42And she's my child's mother.
43:43Rocco swayed,
43:44looking like he might hit the ground.
43:45Throw him out.
43:46And from now on,
43:47the moment any lowlife comes around
43:48bothering my wife,
43:49you tell me first.
43:54Then he took Elko from my arms,
43:56kept his other arm around me,
43:58and walked us both back inside.
44:00Once we were home,
44:01I pulled out of his hold,
44:02uncomfortable.
44:03I took Elko's hand
44:05and went back to my room.
44:10Elko,
44:10where'd you go today?
44:12I didn't see you all day.
44:13Don't even get me started.
44:15My dad shipped me off.
44:17Huh.
44:18Why'd he suddenly send you to preschool?
44:20Because my dad said
44:21we can't wear you out,
44:23and he wanted to give you two
44:24some alone time.
44:26Why would he want to give us time alone?
44:28I didn't get it.
44:30Dad said he needs to build
44:31a relationship with you.
44:32That way you won't dump
44:33the two of us.
44:36Elko had barely finished
44:38when Antonio appeared
44:39in the doorway.
44:40Elko,
44:40come down for dinner.
44:41Don't disturb Mom's rest.
44:42Still made me squirm.
44:44Elko kissed my forehead.
44:46Mom,
44:46I'm gonna go eat.
44:47I'll come keep you company later.
44:50After Elko left,
44:51Antonio strode into my room
44:53on those long legs.
44:54Feeling better?
44:55Still in that black turtleneck,
44:56he sat down in front of me,
44:58that strong build
44:59hitting harder up close.
45:00I quickly turned my head away.
45:06Thank you for standing up for me.
45:08But please,
45:09don't let me mess
45:10with your business judgment.
45:11It's not worth it.
45:14Why isn't it worth it?
45:16I mean,
45:18I'm not worth you doing that.
45:22Maeve, I told you.
45:24We're married.
45:25Protecting you is my job.
45:28But...
45:29Stop bringing up
45:30the fake marriage thing.
45:32Maeve,
45:32I want a real one with you now.
45:34My face went hot instantly.
45:37He smiled again.
45:39I'll give you time to adjust.
45:41But right now,
45:42I'd like to collect
45:43a little husband's privilege.
45:45And before I could react,
45:47he leaned over me.
45:48His long, warm hand
45:49brushed across my face.
45:50And with restraint,
45:51he pressed a kiss on my forehead.
45:53I was too nervous to even breathe,
45:55my face burning hotter.
45:57Antonio smiled and asked,
45:59Is this okay?
46:01Not too much?
46:02I nodded slowly,
46:04then turned my face away,
46:05flustered.
46:07Maeve, no rush.
46:08We'll take it slow.
46:10We've got all the time in the world.
46:11I'm like...