EMILY'S POV
Before I slept the night before, I had prayed that morning should come slowly but it didn’t.
It came too quickly and we were up around 5am, preparing to leave.
I looked around the villa one more time, taking in the peace, and warmth the place brought to me.
My heart ached. We saying goodbye to all of this felt like closing a good chapter too soon.
The fact that we could have stayed quite longer and left when we were ready not due to circumstances but for that jerk- angered me.
Dario came up behind me, wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled my back against his chest.
His chin rested on my shoulder and I felt his heartbeat.
“I’m going to miss this,” I said quietly.
He squeezed me tighter. “ Me too. And we can always come back. I promise.”
I gave off a fake smile
