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I let my head fall back onto my pillow, and Tiero tucks the sheet around me. With a quiet moan, I snuggle back into the covers. My eyes fall shut, and I’m already half-asleep again.
My brain is still offline. It doesn’t register this is goodbye, the dark pull of slumber too strong to resist.
Tiero kisses my forehead and whispers, “Go back to sleep. A presto, angelo mio.”
With one last lingering kiss on my lips, his hand slides out of mine, and somewhere in the distance, I hear a door shut.
Turning onto my side, I hug his pillow… it smells like him.
Hmm, I love his scent.
With a contented sigh, I drift off.
It’s almost ten o’clock, and I’m ready to head to the airport. The front desk ordered a cab for me, and it should be here any moment.
I haven’t heard from Tiero, nor did I expect to.
He told me the next few days in Rome would be busy, and he wouldn’t be able to talk to me.
Yeah, right, as if sending a message takes more than a few seconds.
I bet it was his way of letting me know that whatever was between us is now over. After I refused to stay longer, he’s making a clean break.
I should be grateful… but I’m not.
Far from it.
I want to cry.
I hated waking up alone, so used to having his strong arms holding me against his body. It’s crazy how quickly I got used to it. And how will I go to sleep at night not having him with me? I don’t even want to think about it.
I’m so fucked!
After Tiero left, I slept like a rock, shattered after our sex marathon.
God knows when I’ll ever have sex like this again, and I wanted to make the most of it. So did he. Hence, we kept going past the point of exhaustion.
I have no idea how many times I came. I lost count after the fourth orgasm, but my throat is raw from all the moaning and screaming. The other hotel guests got one hell of a concert last night. I’m surprised no one knocked on our door to shut us up.
When I tried to get out of bed this morning, my body was so stiff I could hardly move. I stood under the hot shower stream for half an hour to get some movement back, wishing the entire time for a deep bathtub to soak in. But that will have to wait till I get home.
Do I have any wine in the fridge? And, more importantly, ice cream?
I can’t remember. Best to get some more on the way home from the airport, just to be on the safe side. I’ll drown and eat away my sorrows with Rhia tonight.
Why did I let Tiero slip out this morning without a proper goodbye?
I’m furious with myself, but I was half-comatose when he left. He’s half to blame for that, of course, but now I’ll never get a second chance to tell him how much this past week meant to me.
Scanning my room, I gather all my things and put them next to the door. My gaze falls onto the lilies he sent me almost a week ago. They hang limp and dying on their stalks.
Just like me.
When I received those flowers, I could have never imagined the days that followed. Or how much Tiero would get under my skin.
He’s stirred feelings I’ve not experienced before.
The moment I laid eyes on him, I was overcome with lust for the man. And it only grew from there. It will be unrivaled for some time, maybe for the rest of my life.
