CHAPTER 17
LIAISON
Loredana smiled at the way Elena politely refused the man’s invitation to dance. Even better was the way Francesco clenched his hands but stayed back, watching the exchange. Those two were so cute together. She hoped they’d figure it out soon. As her friends moved over to the dance floor, Loredana walked over to the ladies’ room. A large hand suddenly stopped her from entering.
“Hi there. Don’t I know you? You’re Maria, aren’t you?”
Loredana drew back, mesmerised by the man’s solid build, dark eyes, crooked nose over a squarish-shaped face, and the fullest lips she had ever seen. She could kiss those lips right now. His cologne was a mixture of citrus and wood. What a cheap line, she thought, but he looked like a god. “No, I’m not Maria.” She made her way into the la
