In the bedroom, I lowered the lights and turned on a little mood music. I felt like in all the busy work of getting moved into his apartment, we hadn't had time to connect like this. I was tired, but I wasn't so tired that I didn't want to engage with Alessandro.
I peeled off my clothes, hurrying into the bathroom to slip into a cute lingerie set Alessandro bought me for our trip to Ireland that I hadn't gotten to wear. I could hear him come into the bedroom, and my heart sped up a little in my chest.
"Rebecca, are you alright?" he called through the bathroom door.
"Yeah, just getting ready for bed," I called.
He rattled the door handle. "How am I supposed to brush my teeth out here?" he asked, though he sounded curious, not annoyed.
"I don't think you should, I'll be out in just a se
