But he surprised me.
He looked at me in shock –
Then doubled over with laughter.
When he finally straightened up, he wiped a tear out of the corner of his eye.
“I’m gonna have to work on my flirting, then,” he said as he chuckled.
The corner of my mouth turned up the slightest bit.
He was just so…nice.
And charming.
And goddamn hot.
“Got you to smile again,” he said with a grin. “More like an eighth of a smile, but I’ll take it.”
I closed my eyes and shook my head –
But now I reallywassmiling.
He was definitely winning me over.
When I opened my eyes, he was still grinning. “I’ll leave you to youroverwhelmingly busycafé now – but can I at least know your name?”
I sighed. “…Emilia.”
“Emilia,” he said softly, savoring the sound of it. “A pleasure to meet you, Emilia.”
“Likewise,” I said shortly.
“Eh,” he said, not sounding like he believed me. “Maybe not this time… butnexttime it will be a pleasure for you, I promise.Ciao,Emilia.”
I arched one eyebrow as I said,“Ciao,Giorgio.”
He drained his espresso, flashed me one last smile, and walked out.
I watched him go –
And cursed silently.
Fuck…
He even has a great ass.
For a brief second, I thought,He’s probably nothing like Maurizio –
Then I pushed it out of my head.
I refused to even entertain the possibility, and forced myself to block every thought of Giorgio from my mind as I went back to my job.
5
Giorgio
As I walked out of the café and back to the car, I grinned to myself.
