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I smiled, running my hands through her hair as her breath evened out and sleep claimed her once more.
I shut my eyes, hoping to gain a few hours of sleep that remained before morning came. When it did, we would wake up and go our separate ways. She would be on a plane to a city of her choosing, and I would be hunting down a maniac.
By tomorrow night, though, all of this would finally come to an end.
And our lives together could begin.
*Olivia*
When morning came, I was still in his arms, our legs entangled, his hand gently playing with the hair cascading along my back. A sense of heaviness lingered over us like a large heavy blanket.
Consciousness was not where I wanted to be this particular morning. Despite knowing how childish it was, I refused to open my eyes, playing limp as I savored the feeling of being wrapped in his arms.
I didn’t want to wake up, to face the danger and fear of today. I knew from the light chuckle in his breath that I had been caught anyway, but he was kind enough to pretend for my sake, to give us both this moment before reality came crashing in like a wrecking ball and tearing us apart.
“It’s time to get up, carina,” he said gently, brushing the hair away from my face as I continued to pretend to sleep. “We’ve gotta get going.”
I didn’t move, just lay limply with my eyes firmly shut.
“Don’t play with me, Olivia.” I could feel him grinning even with my eyes shut. “Or I’ll kiss you awake.”
Not a bad idea.
My lips twitched upward despite my best efforts, and Gio laughed, leaning down to kiss me on the forehead.
“Come on, carina,” he called in a sing-song voice.
“I’m not awake,” I mumbled, digging further into his arms as I clung tightly to him like a koala on a tree.
“Oh, really?” he smirked. “Then I guess you won’t mind if I do this–”
Suddenly, Gio rolled over on top of me, kissing my face and any part of me he could find as I burst into giggles. I struggled to push his overbearing lips away, but he locked his knees, straddling me as he kissed me.
I giggled into the kiss, leaning up to deepen it and matching his rhythm as it turned from playful to something more.
“Alright, alright,” I giggled as we broke apart. “I’m awake.”
“Too bad,” Gio smirked, pressing our foreheads together. “I could’ve enjoyed myself a little longer.”
“I would let you,” I said with a smile, “but my stomach is rumbling and I’ve got to get dressed. We’ve got a lot to do today.”
It didn’t matter how much I wanted to put it off and keep relaxing in bed with him.
“You’re right.” He sighed, rolling off me and getting to his feet. There was a hint of disappointment on his face that I knew if he looked was reflected on mine. But life had come knocking at our door.
It was time to answer.
We got dressed in silence, and I packed a day bag for my trip with Dahlia today before we headed down for breakfast. Everyone was already there, waiting for us as usual and I took my seat next to Dahlia.
A huge spread of breakfast lay on the table, all ready for us, and neither of the three siblings had waited before digging in. I took a nice helping of cheesy scrambled eggs and a slice of toast. I thanked him quietly as Giovani placed a steaming mug of coffee in front of me, two sugars, just like I liked it.
“How’d you two sleep?” Dahlia smirked, winking at me as Gio slid into the chair beside me.
“Don’t answer that,” Tallon immediately remarked, making a gross face. “I don’t want to know.”
“Ditto,” Alessandro nodded.
“Don’t be a prude,” Dahlia rolled her eyes. “It’s not like we don’t know they’re boi–”
“Uh-uh,” I slammed a hand over her mouth, sending her a firm look. “Not at breakfast.”
She pouted, and I removed my hand, taking a forkful of the scrambled eggs. They were delicious as usual. Just as I did, I noticed movement out of the corner of my eye. Gabriele came strolling in, a grim look on his face as he grabbed a piece of bacon from Tallon’s plate he passed but didn’t sit down.
“Hey!” Tallon shouted, sending Gabriele a dirty look as he covered his plate with his hands.
“There’s plenty,” Gabriele rolled his eyes.
“Are the plans for today going smoothly?” Gio asked, directing his question to Gabriele.
“Yes.” Gabriele nodded. “We just need to know where the girls are going.”
“Going?” Dahlia’s head whirled over to him with wide eyes and then glanced at me expectantly. “What is he talking about?”
“Oh, I forgot to tell you.” I grinned. “We’re gonna head out of the city for today. Any place you wanna go?”
“Cool.” She grinned as well. “Well, I’d totally love to revisit Tuscany without Tallon hanging over our shoulders this time.”
“Hey, I bailed you out of jail,” Tallon protested, crossing his arms.
“No, you didn’t,” Dahlia huffed. “Olive did! And I was only arrested because of you!”
“Tomatoes, tomah-toes,” Tallon rolled his eyes. “Besides, it all turned out fine. The charges were dropped, weren’t they?”
“We’re still banned from the World Heritage site!” Dahlia threw her hands up in exasperation.
“Still, could’ve been worse,” Tallon shrugged.
“Enough,” I sighed, interrupting them with a stern look at each sibling. “We don’t need to go over this again.”
“No, please do,” Giovani smirked. “I’m interested in hearing this story.”
“Well–” Tallon started with a mischievous grin.
“Don’t even think about it.” I shot him a glare. Then I turned to Giovani. “We’ll be heading to Tuscany, probably Siena and Chianti.”
“I’ll make the plans then,” Giovani nodded. “There’s a small house I own where you can stay the night. You can leave after breakfast.”
“So soon?” My smile faded a bit at the reminder.
He smiled, a bit sad as he leaned over to grab my hand. He pressed a kiss to my knuckles, a melancholy look in his eyes as he told me, “I want you two to really enjoy yourselves. Do whatever you want and don’t worry about anything else, okay? I’ll see you tomorrow, amore mio.”
His sincerity burned right under my skin as he let go of my hand and my fingers twitched, wanting to grab on and never let go.
It was only one day. I could part for one day. I glanced down at my full plate, hoping breakfast would last just a little longer.
