Dalia’s POV

The rest of our stay in Italy was amazing. We had lots of fun. I could say that Alexander and I got closer than we were initially. He was more carefree and relaxed. He stopped looking at his phone constantly and gave Amber and I his full attention.

It was the morning of our flight back to New York and I was making sure I didn’t forget anything when he came into our room, his energy a bit off.

He hugged me tightly, such that my back was against his front and I relaxed against him. “Hey, big boy “, I said lowly and I could have sworn...