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Romeo’s eyes lit up and his face brightened.

‘Grazie, Tesoro. Ti amo anch’io.’ Romeo leant forward and kissed me again.

‘That means you love me too, right?’

‘Sì.’

‘Phew!’ I wiped imaginary sweat from my brow.

‘But you already know this.’ He rolled his eyes and laughed. ‘I told you when you left for the airport.’

‘I thought that was what you said, but for all I knew you could’ve been sayingdon’t forget your passport!’

‘Maybe it would have been better if you did!’

‘I was tempted!’ I smiled. ‘You didn’t answer my last question. How long are you here?’

‘I have to return to the hotel in two days. And I am hoping to bring you back with me.’

‘What?’ I frowned.

‘How would you feel about having the opportunity to become a Love Alchemist in California?’ A grin that was bigger than theTitanicspread across Romeo’s face.

‘Wait,what?’ My eyes popped.

‘The management want to interview you. If it goes well, once you have been trained, you could work at the new resort, which means that we would be together.’

‘No fucking way!’ I screamed, before jumping up and down, throwing my arms around him then squeezing Romeo so tight I was scared I’d break him. Then again, with his rock-hard body, that wasn’t likely.

‘So you think it is a terrible idea,’ he laughed.

‘It’s the best idea in the history of brilliant ideas! How did this even happen?’

As Romeo explained how he thought of it and everything that he, Victoria and Jasmine had done to present it to the management team, my heart bloomed.

‘So what do you think?’ Romeo said. ‘Would you like to come back to Italy then come on an adventure to California with me?’

‘I haven’t even had the interview or got the job yet!’

‘You will get it. They would be lucky to have you.Iam lucky to have you.’

‘And I’m lucky to have you,’ I said, thinking how amazing it was to have found a man who truly believed in me. ‘And hell yeah, I’ll come to Italy, California and wherever with you!’

Romeo cupped my face then gave me another long, slow kiss.

And as our lips locked and I melted against him, pure joy washed over me.

I’d gone to the Love Hotel to find my perfect match, but I’d left with so much more.

Not only had I found the love of my life, I’d found a new direction.

Now I had the opportunity to secure a new job, plus work and travel abroad.

I was the happiest I’d ever been.

All because I’d fallen in love.

Yep.