Matteo stood outside of Amy's house. He had not yet gone to see her and discuss what would be done. He honestly hadn't even thought about what he would do.
Amy stood on the opposite side of her door, leaning against it, trying to catch her breath. She had heard someone knocking but she hadn't expected it to be Matteo... holding her groceries. She tried to be calm, trying to overcome her mortification from when she'd seen Viviana earlier. As usual, Viviana moved with a very natural and almost regal grace. She was beautiful, elegant and had one of the kindest smiles she'd ever seen.
She should have run back into the store when she saw her but she froze, noticing for the first time why so many people admired her. It took a strong woman to comport herself with so much dignity after what ha
