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‘No. I want to say I get it.’
‘What?’
‘You deserve to step away. I can see there are limits.’
‘I wasn’t expecting that.’
‘Nor me,’ she admitted. ‘I’m going in,’ Alicia said, and left him out on the terrace.
She sat with a vast brandy now the drinks were flowing, and saw there were some couples on the dance floor, dancing to the beautiful Italian music.
Matteo actually put down his phone and took Rosa to dance, and Vincenzo dragged a reluctant Giustina to the floor.
I want love, Alicia thought, as Dante walked towards the table.And for too long I have been knocking on a closed door.
She could do it no longer.
They would not make it through tomorrow.
So they only had this one night.
Heralmostfull moon night with Dante.
And she would enjoy every minute, and move with his body, and then her life would go on.
‘Come on,’ Dante said, and held out his hand.
He held her lightly and they danced their first and last dance. She even laid her head on his chest, but Alicia knew it wasn’t real. Even as his fingers stroked her bare spine it was her body reacting rather than her heart.
‘You’re in an odd mood,’ he said.
‘I’ve had two cocktails and a brandy.’
‘Guess what...’ he said to her ear.
‘I don’t need to guess,’ Alicia said, enjoying the turn-on and the thrum of their bodies and allowing herself no more than that.
But she had guessed wrong.
‘Reverend Mother apologised,’ he whispered, and she pulled her head back.
‘She doesn’t ever do that.’
‘Twice. For not stepping in—not just for my mother, but also for me...’
Please don’t make me cry tonight, Alicia thought.I want to be wild and happy.
‘Did it help?’
‘A bit,’ he said.
‘I am so glad.’ She kissed him then. Maybe today hadn’t been a complete train-wreck if he had got his apology.
‘You don’t want to know the reason for the other one?’ he asked.
‘I thought you said she’d apologised for both of you?’
‘That was one apology,’ Dante said. ‘She also apologised for assuming that Roberto was mine.’
