"Marcello, hm?" He returned her smile as he said the name. It was past time, Rory decided, that he set aside his initial gut reaction over those pictures Pippa posted. He'd posed showing far more skin in his day, after all. "I look forward to meeting him."

He didn't miss her hesitation on the subject of the maestro, and considered possible reasons for it. There was quite a list of possibilities, actually. Well and well, he'd just have to deal with the man as best he could when the time came.