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He nodded

They set off, side by side There was just soh his eyes that appealed to her And with Enzo’s , the company was the best part of all

“Our first stop is the Ponte Vecchio Bridge or Old Bridge,” Enzo said “It’s one of the oldest bridges in Europe And it still has houses built on it, though most of them are now shops”

“I can’t even ie” She marveled at the idea

“There are soreat views from there”

They started across the crowded bridge There was an energy flowing through the crowd as they laughed and talked ast themselves as well as conversed with the vendors, most of ere jewelers She was immediately drawn in by the showcases She told herself that she was only going to browse She didn’t have any extrabaubles for sale—not when she was about to lose her ho

She was in awe at some of the remarkable pieces But there was a necklace of silver

and gerapes with green leaves all wired together It was remarkable And she loved it Then she looked at the price It was too lance then, with a resigned sigh, she moved on

She didn’t say anything to Enzo about the necklace, but when he was drawn in by a atch, she backtracked to take a second look at the necklace She didn’t want to explain to Enzo why she couldn’t buy it She didn’t want to uilty over the events at the estate After all, it was just a necklace—a stunning, handcrafted necklace—but a necklace all the same

As they continued across the bridge, Sylvie pushed thoughts of the necklace to the back of hershe couldn’t have However, theabout her tiht came to her, she dis the exciteet to her

She paused by the bridge’s outlook to take in the beautiful view of the river and the surrounding city

“Wait here,” Enzo said “I’ll be right back”

He disappeared into the crowd She wasn’t sure where he was going, ed open her ive in to her tiredness Today she would take in all the sights Tonight she could sleep But right now she didn’t intend toOr at least whatever they had time to see

Enzo returned “Turn around”

“What?”