He woke up the next morning not feeling good. He was jet-lagged and the sleep he got didn’t help refresh him. He knew he couldn’t face Gianni not looking his best so he decided to postpone meeting up with her until he got over the stress of his long trip. He spent the whole of the day catching up on sleep and also did a little swimming and workout later that evening. By the end of that day, he felt a little refreshed and ready to meet Gianni. He got a message from his dad earlier that he informed Gianni’s dad that his son would be coming over so they were expecting him but Gianni wasn’t aware that he was coming over. At least they won’t shoot him on-site. He hoped the meet-up would go well and that Gia would talk to him and hear him out. He checked his phone before he went to sleep to make sure he didn’t miss any important mail and that’s when he saw a mail that was kind of off, he opened it and immediately knew who the mail could be from. Only one person would have gotten his mail r
Gianni walked out of her room, going downstairs to get a pack of water as there was none left in her room. She looked around, wondering what was going on and why there were so many workers in the main house at the same time. “Hey, what’s going on? Are we expecting a guest?”She questioned. She knew they only worked in numbers like this when they were expecting some important guests and as far as she knew, no one told her anyone was coming. Not like she would have cared. The least she would do if some guest showed up was say hi and then spend the rest of the day in her room. She has been doing it a lot since she moved back to Italy. For some reason, her family thought she made a mistake by just leaving. Not like she cared what they thought. She was grown enough to know what to do with her life and she told them just as much. Aside from them disagreeing with her methods, they were pretty chill with her, especially her mom who got to work immediately trying to set her up with very suit
Nathan looked out of the window of the car that he was in. He was finally meeting with Gianni and her family today and hell, he wasn’t feeling so confident right now. His thoughts were all over the place and he was having a hard time thinking about what he would say when he met her again. Last night, he had thought about what he would say to her and this morning as he got dressed, he also did some form of rehearsal but as the car sped off towards the direction of her family mansion. Everything he rehearsed flew off his head. He couldn’t back out and tell the driver to take him back to the residence that he had been staying in because that would be disrespectful to Gianni’s parents since they were aware that he was coming over. He didn’t want the first impression of him to be someone who couldn’t keep his promise. “We have arrived,”The driver announced. Nathan was in awe. The entrance of the property was huge and screamed old money. Why did someone like Gianni whose family comes fro
Nathan walked nervously towards the couple, trying to grasp their mood and know if they were welcoming or not. Gianni’s mom had a bright smile on and her expression was soft and motherly, her dad didn’t look scary like he had expected because of everything he had read about her family and just how much power they had in Italy. In fact, the old man was smiling when he got close to them. “Good day sir, ma’am,”Nathan greeted politely while bowing slightly. “Hello, welcome son, we have been expecting you,”Gianni's father said in response to his greetings. “I got this,”He said and handed the bottle of wine to the father and the flower he got to Gianni’s mom who accepted it with a smile. She smelled the flower and clearly approved of it because she nodded and smiled at him. “Welcome to our house, son, please come in, we have been expecting you,”She said and reached for his hand which he gladly gave. He felt relief that her parents were at least welcoming. Maybe they didn’t know what
“Hi, Gia,”Nathan said. he wasn’t sure what else to say and there was silence in the room. He couldn’t look away from Gianni and she was staring directly into his eyes too, probably expecting him to say something but he couldn’t get any other words out and it was like she didn’t even hear his ‘hi’ or she chose to ignore it. She was wearing an oversized polo and a pair of skinny jeans, it was a basic outfit but she managed to make it look elegant. He hair was held up in a messy bun and she didn’t have any makeup on but that didn’t make her any less beautiful and breath-taking. If he wasn’t so consumed with nervousness, he might have actually started drooling. His eyes met hers again and for a moment he thought he saw longing in her eyes but it was gone in the next moment he concluded he must have imagined it because why would Gianni long for him? She might not hate him right now but she definitely does not like him either so the yawning he saw in her eyes was him projecting his feeling
Nathan wanted to come clean and tell her everything that brought him to Venice even about Sebastian’s marriage talk but he couldn’t say the words. They just made up. what if he over shares and then she ends up feeling overwhelmed and then she decides that she wanted none of it or worse, thinks that he came to Venice just to get her to do what he wanted? It would be a disaster and he wanted to avoid that. “Thank you,”He said instead of saying anything else. He still had about three weeks to tell her about the other stuff. For now, he needed to focus on solidifying her forgiveness and letting her get used to having him around. After that, he would finally tell her to come back to Italy with him. not even because of the marriage thing that Seb talked about but because he wanted her close where he could always see her. Sydney was so far from Venice. It would be hard to see her as much as he wanted if he didn’t convince her to move back with him. “Don’t thank me, you crazy man. Do you k
First kisses were for testing, tasting and they were a question and this kiss answered all the questions that had been running through his mind concerning what he really felt for Gianni and he was right, about how he felt for her and the fact that she felt something for him too, warmed his heart. Nathan angled his head and deepened the kiss as Gianni lifted her arms and wrapped around his neck, standing on her tiptoe, her lips parting beneath his. Her breath catching, sharp, and sweet when the tip of his tongue met hers and they danced in sync as they continued kissing. They broke apart for air. “I love how you taste,”Nathan whispered before he claimed her lips again, she moaned softly. He tugged at her bottom lips, biting and sucking in before taking her tongue into his mouth. He never thought he would be kissing Gianni when he got into the car earlier but he got lucky, she didn’t hate him and she was letting him kiss her while kissing him right back. “Hell, my parents,”Gianni sa
“My parents like you a lot, Mama especially, but then again, she has been trying to set me up with a potential husband and you might have fit into what she wants,”Gianni said as they took a walk in the flower field later that evening. He spent hours talking to her parents and her dad had suggested that Gianni show him around the house. which is what they were currently doing. “I am glad they do,”“So, you don’t mind that my mom might be trying to set us up?”Nathan shook his head in response. Wait until she found out his dad was trying to be a matchmaker too. “Should I?” “How long are you going to be in Italy for?”Gianni asked, ignoring his question. Nathan took her hand in his. She looked down at their joint hands before looking at him, he smiled and she did too. “Dad gave me a whole month. I thought it would really take that long to convince you to forgive me but you are such a kind-hearted woman and now I have three complete weeks and five days to spend exploring Italy and be