made a gagging noise while Gem moaned, ‘Are we ever going to get the details?’
‘If you want sex advice, Gem, watch porn or better yet, google it,’ Zack replied.
Gem crossed her arms and frowned at him. ‘I don’t need advice, I just love the details.’
‘Well I don’t,’ Elle butted in. ‘Let’s order then talk about something else.’
‘Fine by me,’ Zack said, then swooped down to nibble on Ciara’s earlobe.
Her reaction was instant. Blood simmered through her veins and her breath caught in her throat. Anywhere else she’d give into the sensations but here, now and with her friends as witnesses, she fought for composure and pulled away.
‘Zack!’
His grin was wicked and his eyes were so dark she could drown in them. The heat raged on in her stomach but she refused to give into it – she couldn’t.
‘This is getting ridiculous. You two need to lock yourself in a room for a week and get it out of your systems so you can both act normal in public,’ Elle said.
Ice spread through her veins as reality set in. That was never going to happen. They were leaving soon, far too soon. Even a week didn’t seem long enough. Even if they had a month left she doubted she’d be ready to say goodbye.
The amusement disappeared from Zack’s eyes too and he squeezed her hand. ‘I’ll behave.’
‘Thank God for that!’ Elle, seemingly satisfied with his promise, waved over a waiter to give their order.
Ciara’s head was spinning so much she ordered the first thing that jumped out at her on the menu. Luckily it was a gorgeous, creamy pasta dish and Zack ordered something with a tomato and basil sauce which she got to try.
Still, she didn’t track much of the conversation and when the place mostly cleared out and shifted gears for the night, she barely even touched the glass of wine she’d ordered as she pretended to listen to the others.
Zack didn’t exactly behave, but even Elle couldn’t moan at the occasional kisses he placed on Ciara’s head or when he wrapped his arms around her to pull her back so she rested against his chest. She was very aware of him, just not much else and gave up pretending to listen in favour of looking around the Piazza at the church and quaint little buildings.
‘Florence is gorgeous, isn’t it?’ he asked.
She nodded, thinking now was the time to snap out of this heavy mood. Turning to face him, she said, ‘I’ve found a way to see all of it and for under a hundred Euros. Impressed?’
Zack’s eyebrows climbed his forehead.
‘Don’t be dubious. It’ll be fun.’ She hoped.
‘Count us out,’ Elle said.
‘We didn’t come to one of the top fifty fashion capitals of the world to look at paintings,’ Gem agreed. ‘And the designer outlets here are full of great deals!’
The day she could afford Prada, even at 10% off, she might refer to the designer clothes as deals.
‘What are you inflicting on me tomorrow then?’ he asked.
‘Can I borrow your phone?’ she held her hands out. When his brows pulled together she explained, ‘There’s this Arttour iPhone app I want to download.’
He handed it over silently while Elle laughed.
‘Looks like she’s dragging you round the museums tomorrow,’ Elle said, like that was the most horrifying thing ever.
‘Some of the Renaissance pieces are incredible.’ He grinned at her, all of his confusion gone.
Ciara couldn’t resist, she stuck her tongue out at Elle. She knew he’d be into art. After quickly downloading the app she handed back his phone to show she had no ulterior motives – like checking his texts, Twitter account or call log. No matter how tempting.
‘You two are weird,’ Gem said.
Elle grinned at Gem. ‘And perfectly matched. Oh well, it means we can spend some serious time at the shops!’
The waiter set down a bottle of wine with fresh glasses in front of Elle and Gem that none of them had ordered. ‘The gentlemen to your right insist that you try this.’
Ciara glanced over at the same time the others did. The table of businessmen was down to two and she had to admit, they were the finest of the bunch.
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