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So she smiled, and feasted her eyes upon him, and revelled at the closeness of his body to hers, the casual wrap of his arazed at the glories of the Renaissancedeep within her

They were taking tida half watching the world go by, half watching the way the sinews of Rafaello’s bare forearm with its rolled back shirtsleeve corace as his hand covered hers warmly—when someone approached them

‘Rafaello! Ciao!’ A streada saw that the chicly dressed fe at her side was a louche young ht curls and full lips

Rafaello returned the greeting civilly, and Lucia turned her attention to Magda

‘So, you have been enjoying Tuscany to the full?’ Her voice was pleasant enough, and Magda nodded,an appropriate reply

Lucia’s head tilted very slightly in Rafaello’s direction

‘And all that Tuscany has to offer you, I expect—no?’

This tida found herself slipping her hand away frohtly, as if she did not understand what Lucia had been so obviously referring to The wohtly

‘Well, enjoy what you can while you can Now, do please excuse me—Carlo is impatient to show me his latest masterpiece’

She tucked her arant little wave took her leave

So that sounded like a dismissive rasp sounded in Rafaello’s throat

‘Dio, to think she ever thought I would lanced contemptuously at the man at his cousin’s side

‘She doesn’t see into her lover now,it clear that was exactly what he was

Rafaello’s eyes suddenly flicked to hers

‘And you, cara, would you pine for me?’

The question had coda froze She dipped her head, unable to meet Rafaello’s eyes