Lady in Red

through my ha

away from

cked his lips and st

anding soon,

. I looked at myself in the mirror. I tried fixing my smudged mascara but without my bag it was impossible. I cleaned

- I shook myself and continued my pep talk. God knows how much I would give for a ci

thought he would be a random one night stand and he would fuck

elf up I walked ou

thing happened. Three men from the airport w

right in front of him. He was

t my ph

back when it's

e right ti

No

and I could feel the temperature

dow. Plane slowly started lowering itself down. - what if I don't wa

do everything in this whole wild world to ma

I laughed ironical

you to show me what you want. In a wa

elp you? - I laugh

you to sh

rning.. My last relationship was a catastrophe and that was back in uni.. You can't

anna pleas

raved looki

e the rul

lk about i

eyes only on the th

*

was white with gold details and windows. Drive made out of beige lime stones and perfectly shaped bushes. We walked towards the golden main door through the marble steps. It was safe to say it was beautiful and breathtaking. Inside the building everything was kept in t

Cosimo's office, bal

I'll show you the

I chose to stay here. It was beige with modern details,TV, its own small living room and walk-in wardrobe. His bedro

braved walking outside. View was even more beautiful than the whole building itself. It took me a second to get it all in. Y

yours baby girl...

and arms gently, moving

yes.. What

shone in his e

l events, and I'll do my best to make you happy. One day when you're ready... - he walked up to me and

turned from the morning. I blushed. Hopi

riend girlfriend without k

u. You can give whatever title t

re and decided to throw m

difficult

it

ious. But I also saw something else. Humility. His head d

made a lot of people afraid of me.. But that got me all of this. I come from a family with tradition, you

hat. Not knowing how to respond I just smiled slightly. The silence was

dience.. That's why it's so important for me that you would.. I don't want to hurt you Esme

was not happening. I wasn't act

ch a s

p either. His perfectly shaped face with deep brown eyes and bea

is. Now..' I th

fee you promised me

room. He smiled and let me out of the room fir

stasera...- he threw it randomly

to si

the main exit. From there we turned r

e we g

coffee,

- I laughed and stepped forward in front of

ul or I ju

I could just feel the limestones cutting my head open,

ed my lips with m

me righ

want you alive - he smil

and caught

who ar

t you

- I pointed at the whole property with my

I own a couple of Italians' best restaurants and hotels in New York and

ith a bit of 'bitchy'

found ourselves near a huge five doo

ith some code and all fi

inted with his hand to

y fuc

me brand, quite clearly Italian. All looked very sexy even for a girl who had absolu

a small obses

t. I have no interest in car so I hardly listen. This one was in a beautiful champagne gold colour with gorgeous white leather seats and it was

e keys from a locker inside th

in the middle. Nearly 5:00 o'clock. Cosimo jumped right next to me and turned on the engine. Roof automatically started folding itself. I

all the way to the town centre. Just me and him, no cars f

took his time to show me Duomo di Milan and told me all about the sculpture of the saints on top of it. He pointe

ctly in front of the galler

to walk fr

plicated, longest coffee da

ke to

fficers made their way towards us. Only then I notice

.. - one of them

smiled awk

Police faces turned white and very much conc

a? - Cosimo looked cheerier

oblema..Divertiti stasera. - they

- I looked completely confused at

em if there was a pro

y came up

y about it t

OK

stories of Italy being incredibly beautiful but never had the opportunity to experience it. Cosimo stood in one place staring and waiting for me. He pulled a cigarette and in that moment even he looked painted. He fitted the whole picture perfectly. Plaza started being more and more busy with peopl

s sent him small kisses and waves. He instead grabbed my arm knotting them together and walked further with me hand to hand. He contin

t we... let's try making this work. I can always work from here and I'll need to visit my dad a fe

en more carefully this time. There was somethi

u su

ys change my

he grabbed my face an

pubs, little vintage shops and cafés. People sitting drinking wine and shouting happily one on top of the other. We walked down one side and somewhere between one restaurant and the other we found s

sep

hrew himself at Cosimo and gave him

up at the man with a huge smile at him. I

ith an unbelieving smile he walked behind the count

les

miled and stammered clearl

- I cheered

- Giuseppe began start

nd walked away towards the pastries and c

onder. Walls were covered in pictures of Milan throughout history. Famous people

dating back to 1956. I sat down at

trange view. Man who has everything and a person from

illed it everywhere, so Giu

se a touch of vanilla and coco in it. In taste it was so smooth and delicate. I felt like tr

rtably on his chair and stared at me. He smiled w

e best coffee

were r

your eye

unsure and follo

up and squinted my eyes. - Trust me.. - I

d come back after a minute

whelmed my nostrils. I bit it and the crum

efore in my life. It was delicate and smooth. I opened

and licked powdered sugar out of his fingers.

pletely in silence. Giuseppe must have disappeared to the back and it was just me and him. He loo

rately want you, you seem to know everyone in here.. You could have had a

re not them an

ied to stop myself from smili

ffee. - you're gonna be late. - I looked up at the c

y can

t you had

city. People wait for me and I make the ru

- I looked him st

ss a guy like him can afford it. He shouted goodbye to Giusepp

artying people. It was now loud and full of life and energy. Cou

and drove slowly leaving