“Did you love her very much?” I asked with genuine curiosity.
“More than anything, but I'm a realist, so the only thing I'm grateful for is that he taught me not to burn the water.”
That made me smile and I finished my plate without rushing, delighting in the madness of the flavor. Then Matteo served me more, which I was grateful for and we sat longer than we intended, watching the Mediterranean while we finished with the glasses of wine.
“Tonight I would like you to go to a restaurant with a bar that is inside the villa, on the other side. So dress comfortably for the occasion,” he indicated before getting up.
That made me get up and pick up everything, which he looked at in surprise.
“You made the food, the least clearing the table and washing the dishes can do,” I told him and he s
