Chapter 51
ConfessionsPaolo didn't follow the early morning routine of his aunt and uncle. As usual, he slept into the mid-morning hours, and Rita sent Nicki to bang on his door.
“Wake up, sleepy head,” she called through the door. Hearing two voices through the wood, she stepped back expecting to be surprised. Surely not the brunette from last night, she thought.
Paolo pulled the door slightly ajar and greeted Nicki with a sheepish grin. Of course, she couldn't let him escape without full disclosure, so she had no qualms about pushing him gently to the side to see who his new friend was. Nicki's face brightened when she saw who was sitting on the bed brushing her hair.
“Lucia! So nice to see you here,” Nicki added with a friendly chuckle, recalling the young lady from the café the pre
