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‘Can I have a hug, please?’ he asked, wrapping his arms around me, and I put mine around his waist. Although I barely knew Lorenzo, I already sensed that I was going to miss him. Definitely needed to nip those feelings in the bud. This was just a bit of fun. To get myself back on the pitch. I couldn’t start getting all mushy.
We stayed there together for a good minute.
‘Come,’ he said, pulling away. ‘Erica will look for us again if we are not quick. Let’s go.’
We hurried down the stairs, through the living room and dining room and out to the front of the building, where Erica was standing and the door of the people carrier was open, waiting for me to take my seat.
‘Ciao, Sophia,’ she said, smiling, leaning forward to give me a kiss on each cheek. Still found it strange that she was being so nice to me. Maybe she didn’t know and reallydidthink he was helping me with my suitcase? Okay, probably not..
‘Ciao, Erica, andgrazie millefor everything. You’ve been a wonderful host,’ I said, meaning every word, as she really had been great.
‘Prego,’ she replied, the smile now becoming a little more strained. A pang of guilt flashed through my mind again.
I turned to Lorenzo. Now this was awkward. How did I say goodbye to him? Well, we’d kind of already done it inside, so I supposed a formal,no we haven’t just been snogging each other’s faces offapproach would be best.
‘Ciao, Lorenzo,’ I said as he also planted friendly kisses on my cheeks.
‘Ciao, Sophia. Volo sicuro.’
I’m guessing that meant something innocent, likehave a safe journey, rather than theI wish I could have made sweet love to youthoughts that were racing around my head right now.
I smiled at them both, then climbed into the back seat of the people carrier and shut the door.
Oh, how I wished we weren’t leaving…
The driver had barely got into second gear before Fran spun her head around in the seat in front to face me.
‘So, Sophia the seductress. What haveyoubeen up to?’ she squealed with excitement. ‘Tell meeverything!I want to know all the gory details, you saucy little minx!’
