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He exhales sharply, his eyes raking over me. "You better keep your schedule clear for the day. I'll be seeing you later."
"I make no promises," I tease as I step out of the car.
It's fun, getting him all riled up like this.
I'm still smiling ear to ear as I enter my hotel room.
The first thing I do is videocall Laurie. It's late for her, but she picks up anyway.
"You look happy. What gives?"
"What do you think?"
"Well, I've seen that smile before. I think it has to do with a guy. And I sincerely doubt that it's Liam's stalking ways that have you feeling like this. So, I'm assuming you've met someone new."
The mention of Liam throws me off for a second.
Enzo has proven to be such a distraction that I had entirely forgotten Liam existed.
"I guess you know me, then." I push Liam out of mind. This morning has been so perfect that I’m not going to let anything spoil it.
"Finally! Is this about the older sexy Italian guy?"
I laugh. "Sure, if that's what we're calling him."
"What happened? You have to tell me everything."
"Laurie, it's like he's right out of a movie. He does all the right things, and last night, we..."
I pause, my face burning.
"You slept with him?" Laurie asks. "God, was it as good as you expected?"
I bite my lip. I hadn't really expected anything from him. That was one of the thing I'd been careful about with him—to not weigh things down by the burden of my own expectations. But even so, he'd managed to blow my mind.
"Four times, just last night," I admit, timidly. "It might have even been more, but I lost track after that."
"Oh my god. Where do I get me one of those?" Laurie laughs. "Seriously. Those are even better numbers than my vibrator, and I thought nothing could top that."
"It's not just that. The sex is incredible, yes, but even outside of that... it's just, it's already more than I could have ever asked for."
"You've got it bad," she teases. "I hope you keep the wedding in Italy. I need an excuse to get out of here."
"Stop it," I chide, "It's just harmless fun. It's not going to develop into anything serious."
"Uh-huh, I'll believe that when I see it..."
Harmless fun. That is all this was.
The words repeat in my head as I venture out to the vineyard to meet Enzo again.
"Quinn?" Lilly rushes over to me. "Where have you been? You didn't show up at the wine tasting last night, and it’s like I haven't seen you at all these past few days."
"Oh, um, well, I've just been spending time in my room editing the footage."
I'm not prepared to tell Lilly about my little tryst with Enzo just yet.
"We're all meeting by the pond in a bit, all the creators. You should come, maybe we can shoot some content together."