Matteo felt his cell phone starting to vibrate in his pocket, but Zoe had fallen asleep on his shoulder and he didn’t want to wake her up.
He hoped the phone would stop quickly and looked at Zoe: her eyes were closed, her lips open, and her breathing was regular against his side.
He smiled, feeling at peace with the world.
He wrapped his arm around her side, when she slept he wanted to hold her tight and protect her from the rest of the world.
"PSSS."
He turned, trying not to move his arm. Domenico was calling him from the chair where he was sitting.
He and Federica were engaged in conversation, but now his little brother was whispering something to him.
"Luciano called me: he says he has come to pick us up. I’ll stay with Fede, until Alex comes back at least. You go."
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