Mature themes, and strong language!
18+ only.
It's been 10 years, since Kate chose Logan. 10 years since she broke Rome's heart.
As I make my way back, I accidently bump into a man.
"Oh gosh, I'm sorry." I say apologetically.
"It's fine. Don't worry."
His voice. I know that voice.
"Rome?" I say in disbelief.
The man pulls down the hood on his jacket, revealing his face.
It is Rome. He looks older, he still looks good, but I can see, he's not in a good place in himself. He's smiling, but behind that smile, his eyes are full of sadness, and anger.
"Hey Kate." He whispers sheepishly.
My mouth opens to reply, but no words come out. I'm in shock. It's been a little over 9 years. He's the same, but he's not.
"H_how have you been?" I say stuttering a little.
"I've been good. How are you?" Our eyes meet for a split second, there's something there, I don't know what it is, but his eyes are trying to say something.
"I've been.. Good." I shrug. I'm not lying, but I suppose right now, things could be better. What else could I say?
Oh, me and your old best friend, you know that one that betrayed you? Yeah well him, we kinda had a fight, because we were about to have sex, and he didn't want to use a condom, he wants more kids, I don't. So I've been searching for him. I can't find him though.
Yeah. No. I won't say that.
"Where's Logan?" He says looking around.
Ugh, what am I supposed to say?
"Oh, he.. He will be back soon. He went for a walk."
Such a bad liar.
"Want some company, while you stroll around?" He says so innocently.
I know I shouldn't, but I can trust myself, and Logan should know he can trust me too. So I just nod, and we begin to walk.
Little does Kate know, meeting Rome after 10 years, will begin a rollercoaster ride. One that brings the good, the bad, the ugly, and a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Ferrara is in her final year of uni and while everyone around seems to be getting settled or wild, she feels like her life is stuck on pause. But it's fine, right? She still has half a year to figure out who she is and what she wants after all.
Fabio knows exactly what he wants and it just so happens to be completely at odds with what he has to do for his family company. Dragged from Milan to an American college town, he's counting down the days. Except the more he's away, the more he starts to wonder what he's actually going back to...
As Ferrara and Fabio meet it's hate at first sight but for some reason they keep ending up in his bed.
And it wouldn't be so bad if it was only that - great sex and banter. But it's not.
Cause then there are the conversations.
And God help them both - they might actually understand each other better than anyone else.
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"So, you're coming today around dinnertime, right?" he asks me the moment I pick up.
"Hi. And yeah, it's Friday."
"Good. Before tonight - any hard no's'?"
"Um..."
"Something you don't tolerate or like."
"Well, it's actually a good idea to venture into this topic though I thought we're going to talk about it..." I clear my throat before continuing, feeling awkward talking about it in a public space "You know, face to face. I think it would be more adequate for this kind of talk."
"Ferrara, I'm at the grocery shop. I don't think there'll ever be a more adequate time or place for this discussion." he tells me after the most irritating sigh I have ever heard in my life and I take a deep breath to calm down. If he wants to talk about our sexual barriers while he's grocery shopping and I'm at a cafe then so be it.
"Ok, fine. You can spank me, but I draw the line at anything really hurting or being highly uncomfortable mentally."
There's dead silence.
"I meant hard 'no's' regarding food, Ferrara. Like intolerance to something or allergies. But good to know."