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Chapter 1

Lucy

Rome

Basking out on the veranda with Blake Sienna, Chad and Toby, ere enjoying our late afternoon siesta after we’d returned, peckish and thirsty, frona and Via del Babuino We had enjoyed some peach Bellini’s while the men enjoyed their alcoholic drinks as we shared the mini pastries, olives, cold cuts and assorted cheeses that were always right before us

“Paris and Roays I think I’ve shoppedto keel over and die” Chad sighed, exhausted “But then again, if it looked good ondown hot, that’s all I’”

“Don’t forget the hotencounters we’d had earlier

Toby snorted and sla in disbelief

Chad looked at hi at each other?” Chad pointed at er back and forth, suspicious “You guys want sorinned evilly, wicked thoughts etched in his dark eyes

I stilled, hoping he would shut it before things went out of control All et, but I just couldn’t for the life of ht

I gave Chad a nasty look while he started laughing his butt off then slid a shot towardson, that’s all”

Toby shook his head, staring at the shot in front of hi “I suppose it’s my fault I kissed her yesterday”

Blasted fuck Why did he have to brazenly announce so so personal?

I groaned, covering my face “Shut up!”

Toby flinched, looking offended at my reaction “Well, why don’t we just have it out here, shall we, Lucy? After all, we are ast friends”

All air left me as I stared at him with horror “You wouldn’t dare!” I spat back

Our eyes battled while his nose flared, and he conteether, looking deter for the kill

Toby stood up, towering over us with his eyes flashing everything he was going through, baring it all out in the open “Fine I’ adulterer because I fucking had sex with you last night! I’ loved every second of it There wouldn’t have been a difference anyway because I’ve cheated onat videos and pictures of you—of us From the second our eyes met to our first kiss, it’s you that I’ve loved” He looked away,down “It was supposed to be you on the altar with me, Luce It was supposed to be you and me forever, remember?”

This was too ed, atteloss with tears

Sienna tried to reach out and soothebecause, apparently, he wasn’t done yet

“It’s true… I love you Just say the word and I’ll divorce Ae because… the thought of her ashimself “I know this is a lot, especially since I have a kid on the way, but I’ ony?”

“I don’t know” I looked away, feeling uncertain

“Okay I’—every memento I have that reminds me of you—out All I need to hear is for you to tell me that you don’t love me”

He had the audacity to throw ultimatums? I was beyond incensed “Easy I don’t love you!”

He painfully sed, sighed and toyed with his eether “Mate, you know I’d be here for you, but I hope you understand that I have to leave right now,” he directed at Blake then started to retreat towards the villa