Her Touch

Chapter 12

Isabella pov

“I'm so happy that you are here sweety and we are going to see you more often,” my mom says as she cuts the salad

“I like that I'm back. I wanted for a long time” I say and I take a look in the living room. My dad and Jerry talking about something and they are in a good mood. Smiles and laughs, that's good. I say to myself and I look at my mom next.

“He is very handsome but he treats you well?” she asks and I smile

“Yes, mom. He is wonderful and very generous”

“I'm so happy for you”

“Thanks, mom. We started in a different situation and now we are on another page” I say and I look at him, he laughs at something my dad told him

“Well I'm glad that everything goes good for you”

“And here? How things are with Dad?” I ask her and she sighs. My dad is a very active person and being in the house and not doing anything is torture for him and the people around him. When I was in high school for a whole month he had to stay in the house because he was shot in the leg and he needed rest after the hospital. All around him was bothering him and he always complaining for everything

“You know your dad honey. He can be difficult. But I find ways to keep him busy and stop being so annoying” she says and I see a shade of red on her cheeks.

“Wow,” I say, my parents as I remember an active couple and as I was annoying as a kid, now I like that they have still that sparkle after thirty-five years of marriage

“I hope after so many years I will have the same connection with my husband”

“I'm not going to lie honey. Is not easy and needs work. But if you want to be with him you find the way to make it work”

“Is ready? I'm starving” I hear my dad and I turn around. He walks slowly to my mom and gives her a kiss

“Almost ready. Bella, I will finish this. Can you set the table”

“Yes, Mom,” I say and wipe my hands. I leave my parents in the kitchen to do their things and I go to the dining room

“Hey. You need help?” Jerry asks as he walks to me. He helped me with the table and we started talking

“Your dad is not so scary as I thought”

“I told you. Maybe he looks scary but is not”

“I see that now”

“So how about having lunch and then we go on a tour around the town”

“Sure. I want to see where you going as a kid and teenager”

We eat lunch and after a shower, Jerry and I get dressed and we go out. In the car, we passed my old school and then had a coffee at the town square.

“It's a beautiful town. Not so big, it's quiet”

“So different from New York”

“Yes so different”

“Bella?” I hear my name and I follow the voice

“Chris?” I say and I stand up. I hug Chris

“How are you?”

“I'm good. What are you doing here?”

“I came to see my parents”

“You look good”

“Thanks.” I look at Jerry

“Jerry this is Chris we were classmates”

“Not only classmates,” he says teasing, I see Jerry confused

“Chris this is my boyfriend, Jerry”

“Nice to meet you,” Jerry said giving his hand for a handshake

“Is great to meet you. You taking care of our Bella?”

“Of course, I do,” Jerry said smiling at me

“Sit with us,” Jerry said

“I would love to but I also have a date.”

“Good for you,” I say

“How long you will stay?”

“We leaving on Sunday,” I say

“How about to have a lunch tomorrow?” Chris asks and I loom, Jerry,

“What do you say, baby?” Jerry asks me.

“Sure no problem. It will be nice to catch up. Bring your date too. I want to meet her”

“I will tell her. It was nice to see you, Belle”

“See you tomorrow,” I say and we exchanged phone numbers for tomorrow

“So?”

“So?” I ask back

“No only classmates?”

“Oh, that? You look very calm about that”

“He is past, I'm your present angel. I just want to know about him”

“There is nothing much to tell. We were together in high school, I went for studies in New York. He went to Boston. Our ways separated”

“That's it?”

“I told you there isn't much to say. He is a good guy and as you said is in the past. I never asked you about your exes”

“I don't have any, angel. You are my first serious relationship” he says with a teasing smile. I smile back

“Well, what else are you going to show me?”

“You want ice cream?”

“Ok”

“We will go to Mrs. Gabriella's. Original Italian ice cream. I was working there during the summer break from school “ I say and we leave for the ice cream store.

We walk inside and I see Mr. Antonio and Mrs. Gabriella at their usual spots When they see me they smile and they run to me. God is been more than ten years and they look the same

“Mia Piccola Bella” (my little Bella) she says and she hugs me

“Gabriella,” I say. She always insisted on calling them by her names

“How are you, Belle “

“I'm good Gabriella. How are you?” I say hugging Antonio

“We are fine. We miss you”

“I miss you too.“ then her eyes go to Jerry

“Oh who is the Hulk?” she asks and I laugh looking at Jerry

“My boyfriend Jerry”

“Fidanzato?” she says

“He is huge!” she says leaning so only I can hear her

“I know,” I tell her. We did the instructions and we enjoyed our ice cream. After the tour, we returned to my parent's house. We had dinner and now we are cuddling on the bed.

“You had fun today?”

“Of course. I always have fun with you”

“Well, I'm asking because you are used to New York and big cities. My hometown is kinda small”

“It's perfect. Quite and a good place if you want to relax. And we needed to relax. The past month was very stressful”

“Yeah. I fell in deep exactly when I came”

“You are excellent in your job. You vindication of my choice”

“I'm glad to hear that” he squeezes me on him and I smile.

“It's nice. I feel your hug as something so familiar and warm, the most beautiful place I was and could ever be.”

I say and we tangle our fingers. I lift my head to look at him and he smiles

“I feel the same way,” he says and he sighs

“Only you can do it, from all the women of my life so far. Only you can control the demons and keep them away for a long time. You became my muse, my inspiration, the beautiful place I went to imaginatively, whenever I wanted to think, to rest, to feel a little peace. You have become the favorite place to which I always want to return.” I smile and I kiss him. He returns the kiss with passion

“My angel” he whispers and he rests his forehead on mine

“I love you. I say it and I'm not scared. I feel complete, not scared” he says and he is smiling

“I love you too. You are the only man who can't get out of my head”

“I'm your hulk?” he asks and I giggle

“You are. And I love it” I say and I kiss him. Is going to be a long night