Chapter 40I woke up and looked at my phone to see what time it was: 8:00 a.m. I never sleep this late. I also had a text from Maria. “Arrived back home last night, text me back when you get this.”
I texted back, “I am in Florence and just woke up; do you want to do something together today?”
“How about you come by for a coffee and a small bite of something, and we can discuss it.”
I looked at the time on my phone and texted back, “Great; be there by 9:30.”
I checked out of the hotel and drove over to Maria’s apartment house. I felt confident I was not being followed; it would take them a while to regroup and figure out where in Italy I am. Maria buzzed me in, and as I started up the stairs, there she was leaning on the banister a floor above me smiling. She was wearing a white sundress
