Matteo knew that he’d promised Aurora to stay away from her, but he didn’t intend to deliver on that promise, at least not indefinitely. Maybe a day or two, and then he would start anew. He figured that his mistake the first time around was that he went from zero to sixty in basically one day, which freaked her out. This time, he intended to go low and slow, building up from holding the door open – something he did for everyone, whenever he was the first person at the door – to pouring wine into her empty glass, and only then moving on to more intimate, personal gestures, like bringing her water after training. By the time she’d notice, it would be too late.
However, he also intended to use the time away from Leandro to make Aurora realize, that she shouldn’t be with that guy. Not only wa
