Carrie

As I walked, a lovely piano sound filled the air and that helped me stay focused on Alessandro only.

The man was not exactly smiling, but the gaze he carried held and drew me closer and closer until the distance between us was closed.

“Hello, my flower,” he greeted once he took my arm off Eduardo’s.

“Hello.” I sounded like a shy bride who was yet to know the ways of a marital bed.

“You look absolutely beautiful.”

“So do you.”

He leaned closer and lowered his voice some more, “Your neck looks sexy.”

My hairdo allowed a full exposure of my neck. I am aware that my neck...