We sat like that, with me straddling him, our arms around each other, our heads buried in each other for a while, neither of us spoke. I am overcome with emotion as we hug.
Oh, s**t! How stupid am I to think I could actually have casual s*x? Feelings bubble inside me. Feelings that I know Ettore will never reciprocate and I find myself struggling to maintain my composure. I tell myself to hold on tight, that I can wallow in the notion and break once I am alone.
Ettore moves his legs a little and leans back. He takes my head in his hands and fixes me with his intoxicating gaze. - Are you well? — he whispers to me.
I nod, trying to hide the concern in my eyes.
He leans in and kisses me. A kiss so gentle and affectionate that I have to fight the tears that threaten to fall, because its te
