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Rhia snickers. “I don’t think she’ll be coming for a while. She needs to recover first.”
“Huh?” What is she talking about?
Seeing my confusion, Rhia explains, “From what she told me on the ride over, she came so many times, she’s too sore to have sex for a while.”
“Oh my God. What did they do to her?” I ask, horrified. I don’t think I’ve ever felt sore after sex.
“Things she was very happy with,” Rhia reassures me. “Though she could hardly walk and went straight to bed. I don’t think she’s going anywhere today.”
“But the Mount Etna tour was the one thing she really wanted to do.”
“Come on, El. You’ve seen my sister over this last week. She doesn’t really care for sightseeing. Even if she said she wanted to go, it doesn’t mean it’s a priority for her.”
As we walk out of the room and head to the lobby, she tells me all about what happened after they left the restaurant. Zoe and the two hunks appear to be cut from the same cloth with the same easy-going, fun-loving, and adventurous nature.
My thoughts drift to Tiero. Would he be dynamite in bed, too? Given how my body reacts to even the slightest touch, how much would he make my body sing? Just thinking about it makes me tingle all over.
“By the way, Tiero invited me out for dinner tonight. No, actually, that’s not true. There was no invitation. He informed me he was going to take me out,” I correct myself.
“Ah, suits me,” she smiles. “I’ve got a date with Lex. It’s our two-year meet-aversary,” she beams.
“Of course it is. How could I forget? Oh gosh, remember last year? I’m still swooning. That man of yours is so romantic. Too bad he can’t be with you this year.”
“I know, right? Well, at least he’s got cell reception. That’s something.”
“And knowing you two, you’ll make the best of it.”
“Always,” she grins.
I’m relieved I’m not abandoning her. Though even if she didn’t have plans, she wouldn’t have minded. Rhia is more than capable of entertaining herself, making friends easily wherever she goes.
“And hopefully tonight you’ll let Gualtiero De Marco show you a superb time in the sack. Don’t wait, El. Make the best of what’s left of our vacation here.”
“I’ve got a bruised groin,” I remind her with a wink. “You heard the good doctor. I’m not allowed to let anything dangerous near it.”
After nine hours exploring the Mount Etna region, we arrive back at our hotel. Rhia and I are ready to collapse from fatigue, and in my case, also from mortification.
Overall, our tour to Mount Etna was amazing. The spider bite didn’t bother me much, and to my relief, there were no signs of an eruption on Etna.
We marveled at the volcanic landscapes and took the cable car to Torre Del Filosofo at over nine thousand five hundred feet above sea level for sweeping views over the craters and ancient lava flows.
Then we strapped on helmets to explore lava caves and learned a lot about the region’s geology. Giuseppe, our very enthusiastic guide for the day, whose love of the subject shone through with every word, made a world of difference to my appreciation of what I was seeing.
After a well-deserved lunch of local delicacies, we continued on to the Alcantara Gorges, home to lava formations shaped over millions of years and to a series of pools and bays hidden among high cliffs.
Again, Giuseppe’s knowledge was vast and engaging. We had a swim in the clear cool waters, and it became obvious there that Giuseppe had to be gay. He ignored the bikini-clad women and ogled the bare-chested bodybuilders in our group instead.
The natural water slides at the Gorge were another highlight, though we were a lot less sexy to look at wearing helmets and safety vests for the body rafting.
Until that point, the day was amazing. Then my penchant for sitting on living things set off a chain reaction I won’t forget easily. No, scratch that. I will NEVER forget it!
I could have died from embarrassment.
My cheeks burn bright red just remembering… it takes the winning spot for the most humiliating event in my life so far.
And here I thought, last night would take the prize… but no.
Let’s hope I’ll never top this one!
