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Penny

Epilogue

Felicità!

That’s happiness in Italian, and it prettyfor the past few months It’s hard to believe, but it has been al that happened back in New York Which is alo Ti fun

Two ot down on one knee and slipped the biggest diaer I don’t need to tell you how much I cried, do I? Theto dehydrate And, with that, he also tolda vacation

A year-long vacation

That sa day, we touched down on the tarmac at Florence Airport, Italy I had never been to Europe before, but Italy was nus askedabout Italy that just adds to happy endings, don’t you think?

Magnus already had an old Aston Martin fro for us, and he slipped behind the wheel with one of the biggest grins I’d ever seen on his face Boys and their toys, uh? I gotta say, though, I was pretty excited about it too - there’s nothing like cruising through narrow Italian streets in a car that looks like it ca loud while the hipped at my hair

That first night in Europe we stayed in a villa in the outskirts of Florence, but we hopped all across Italy as rew into a respectably sized bump Milan, Turin, Rome - you name it, I’ve been there We’ve also made a few detours to visit some other cities in Europe, froood ol’ Italy

In fact, we’ve been in Italy for so long that I findto wait for ive birth here before we head back to the states We tinus could be in New York just before the Equinox Tower construction begins It’s been a few months since he clinched the deal, and it took all that tihten out all the required paperwork But now he finally has the green light to start building the tower, and I can tell he’s aching to go back to work

I feel the sarown restless as well I don’t want to be a leech and live on Magnus’ money, you know? Besides, I’ve alanted to be a journalist, and that hasn’t changed In fact, I’ve used the little Italian I’ve learned (maybe I should consider myself a fluent speaker by now) to write a few coluuess Italy really sunk its hook in me, huh?

Even though we’re probably going back to the states in a fewa villa in Florence, a cozy and secluded place where we can raise our children I love the hustle and bustle of New York City, sure, but it turns out I also have a penchant for a quiet country life

The e see it, we can split our ti a sweat We just go where ant, ant Sure, a lot of that is going to depend on how busy Magnus is, but there’s always some leeway

I stretch lazily inevery turn of the path that led to nus, and look up at the first glowing stars in the sky with a sht is a warreen hills of Genoa