His eyes met mine, and another of those strange but welcome thrills ran down my back. “Me, too.”
The moment had to end there, because the elevator doors opened and we were confronted by a group of tourists who looked annoyed that someone was already inside and they had to wait for the two of us to exit. After that, we pushed our way to the entrance, where Allan checked in with the attendant on duty and we were allowed to roam free in the villa.
It was really a beautiful place, despite the crowds. We went from room to room, looking at the statues and the paintings in the various galleries, stopping to read the little plaques next to each piece. And if we wanted to go outside and breathe in the fresh ocean air, well, all we had to do was step out of a gallery and walk around the peristyle,
