SUCCUMBING SALVATORE

italy

~chapter 18~

I waited five minutes before I knocked on the toilet door, looking back making sure no one would see me and the door opened

"Cara" he says and I lock the door and kiss him like there is no tomorrow, he moans and lifts me up onto the sink gripping my hips.

"Oh Salvatore" I say running my hand over his defined chest and he moans at his own name that tumbled out of my mouth

"Your lips are so soft" I say to him touching them with my finger as his hands rub my thighs and he punches them slightly and I kiss him.

"I can't believe we're going back to America and the next time I will next see you is Monday" I say and he hums in response

"I'll miss you" I add and he pulls away and kisses me one last time holding the door handle and I give him a sad glance and he sighs

"I'll miss you too" he says touching my face and he sucks in a breath as his phone rings and I leave the stall pulling my shirt down

"You okay?" Says Brittany as she rests her head on his shoulder and I nod, "yeah fine" I say convincingly and I sit in my seat and find myself drifting off.

"Hey sweetie!" Says my Uncle as I run up to him and leave my suitcase behind me as I barrel towards him and hug him tightly.

"I missed you" I mumble into his shirt and he chuckles and I feel a bit of wetness on my top and I pull away to see him with a lone tear down his face

"Aw don't cry" I giggle wiping his eye and he grabs my suitcase heading for the exit and I hold his arm, "let me say goodbye to my friends"

"Sure honey, I'll grab you an iced coffee for the car journey home" he says sending me a toothy grin and I nod as he walks away

"Hey come meet my parents" says Loren pulling my arm and I have no choice but to follow her and as soon as I see her parents I know where her looks came from.

Her mother was an older version of Loren with her hair gripped back into a ponytail with only a few wrinkles and her father had dark hair with glasses.

"Mom, dad this is my best friend Cara" she says and I smile at them both, "hi, nice to meet you" I say and they shake my hand smiling brightly

"Lovely to meet you Cara" says her mum and her father nods sending me a small smile that shows off his wrinkles.

"And you" I say to them both and I hug Loren,
"I'll see you on Monday" I say to her and she nods, "bye bitch" she whispers so no one hears me

"Going now" says a deep voice from behind me and I hear a slight rumble as he speaks and I turn around to see Mr Romano and his girlfriend.

"Oh hi" I say to him and then I smile at Angeline who has her arm around Mr Romano and is smiling up at him like he created the world.

"I'll see you Monday Sir, thanks for a good trip, I loved seeing where you grew up" I say smiling meekly and I nod at Angeline

"Goodbye Miss Delores" he says with his jaw locked and I wink at him as Angeline buries her face into his broad chest that my hands trailed over a few hours ago.

Monday morning came quicker than I could wink and to be honest I was excited yet annoyed to go back to school.

Excited to see Mr Romano.

Annoyed because we weren't in Venice parading about in skimpy clothes but life still goes on.

"Ready honey?" Says my Uncle swinging his keys in his hands and I nod as I pop in a chewing gum after brushing my teeth.

"Yep" I pop the 'p' and we trail out to his sleek back Range Rover and I get in smiling at the familiar scent of sandalwood and aftershave.

After my Uncle pulls up at school I meet my friends and when the bell rings out I make it to my first lesson anticipating meeting Mr Romano in his office.

Break came quicker than expected and I was pretty much sprinting down the halls to knock on his door and see his chiselled face.

I knocked once and there was no answer so I knocked again but once I hit thrice the door opened and the person I saw made me gasp

"Oh hi" I say smiling lightly and she smiles meekly at me and I adjust my bag awkwardly on my back as I quickly scan around his bare office.

"Where's Mr Romano?" I say with my teeth gritting as I see that his office doesn't have any of the interior it used to have that belonged to him.

"Oh you didn't know?" She starts with fake concern

"Me and Mr Romano will be taking a few months to recuperate, something came up this weekend so my boyfriend decided to take some time off" she says in one breath.

I look down in her arms to see a box full of documents and I watch as she sighs at me in her tight pencil skirt and vest top.

"Did you need him? I can pass a message on?" She says and I shake my head trying not to scream

The bastard decided to chicken out because of what happened in Italy.

He's leaving for good.

"Is everything ok can I pass a message on?" She asks me and I shake my head swallowing, "Um no thanks, where are you going?" I ask her quietly

"Oh, Italy" she says and I try not to drop to my knees as I realise that Italy is so far away from here and half the world away

"Oh right, how long?" I ask her nervously and she shrugs looking bored as she looks down at the box in her hands

"A few months, just enough time for Mr Romano to feel better dear" she says smiling at me and pushing past me with a box

I look around the office with my hand still on the door handle and I drop it to my side trying not to scream and punch the wall.

My good mood deflates and I pull myself together as I walk away from the only room in my life that gave me consolation and support.

So he really stuck with his words of a holiday fling?

He really likes Angeline?

What about my painting?

Am I not good enough?

A/N

a short but sad chapter. was anyone expecting that to happen? I was quite upset writing this chapter

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