So please, let me go to another room, Alex.
For a long moment, Alex just looked at me as those words rippled in the air between us.
His jaw tightened as well as his grip on his phone in such a way that I was scared that it will c***k but his green eyes…they flickered with something I couldn’t quite place. Something that almost looked like hesitation. Like he wanted to tell me no. Like he wanted to ask me to stay.
For a long moment, I didn't breathe and waited for him to do just that…because I knew that the minute he did, I would just forget my reservations and go into his arms
But then, without a word, he exhaled sharply and pulled out his phone.
I watched as he turned away and spoke in a low clipped voice. His native Italian slipped into his English…just barely and it was a sign th
