"You are the only thing I keep asking a shooting star for"
(Phrase of my own)
Narrated by Cibele:
I actually took a train at 6:50 at night just to tell someone how I feel? I feel my heart floating inside my chest, it feels like it's going to come out! Seriously, I see Amanda waving to me in front of the stadium, I frown.
I feel a subtle tingling in my face and neck as I see him walk up to me, hair wet .
- Belle, what happened? You sounded nervous on the phone. - Amanda speaks as I see him approach her, eyebrows knitted together.
I take a deep breath. - I needed to talk to him. - I say as I bite my lips and scratch my neck. - Is the game over?
- Yes, yes! - She turns her eyes to the cell phone in her hand, which is actually already in the locker room.
She holds out her hand to me. - Come, I'll take you inside! She'll be happy to see you.
I give a half smile, nervous, and go with her into the stadium.
I sit down in a room outside the locker room. I see Pietro, as handsome as the last time I saw him.
I shake my head and give a half smile, putting my hands together.
- Hi, did something happen to the baby? Or.- He looks at me from head to toe and his eyes don't stop staring at mine.
He puts his hands on my belly, and I notice his sad eyes, and feel an immense longing.
- No, we are not well! - I bring my hands to his shoulders. - I need to talk about us! - I look at him, getting more and more nervous.
- About us? He gives a half smile, hopeful, but then asks: - Is it about the guard? Or...
I shake my head, and speak quickly: - I miss you! And I don't want to deny it, I want us to work out. - I take my hands off his shoulders.
I see his face change from sad to happy, he presses his lips together and puts his hand on my face.
- I feel it too, yours! So much! Listen, I want to go somewhere private so we can talk. - He smiles and I see him come closer and kiss my forehead.
I feel good, I finally said what I wanted all week.
- Yes," I lower my head, holding his arm. - But, I have one condition! - I look into his eyes.
- Yes, of course! Anything, anything to be with you in my arms again. - He raises his eyebrows and wraps his warm arms around me.
- No lies. - I shake my head. - No hiding anything from each other, let's be honest, about what we feel, about what we like, right? If you don't want to, I understand more... - I raise my eyebrows.
He takes my hands and kisses them, and gives me a look full of longing.
- Of course I accept il mio amore! - He gives me a smile and looks around, taking hold of my waist.
(Translation: Il mio amore = My love)
My heart was racing and each time he came closer, it was real I was in love, I feel Pietro's warm and soft breath on my cheeks. I close my eyes as I feel our lips meet, in a pure kiss full of longing.
I feel his hands on the back of my neck and his fingers entering my hair, you know I stop thinking about everything, when I kissed him, it was magical to feel that again....
I can't make it any clearer the way I feel, I am avoiding the exact words of the feelings. I am in love and every time our bodies get close, and our noses bump into each other in the kiss synchronizing our breaths, how I miss it.
My muscles that were tense with fear relax and I feel him grab my waist. He stops the kiss, seals our lips, and looks at me with his eyes shining, as he plays with my hair.
- I promise to be the best for you. - He presses his lips together, holding them together to keep from crying. - And if I'm going to be honest, I will," he holds my hands. - I don't like to stay at home, in fact I never liked it because I felt lonely! But I want to learn to like it, because I want to spend time with the right people, life is too short and I want to spend it by your side, loving you. - He lifts my hands and kisses them.
I pull my head back, -All right, I smile looking at him, -But that's understandable, let's take our time ok! - I nod my head.
We walk outside the stadium, and he doesn't even say goodbye to his friends. I feel the wind from Rome on my face, it was hot even at night, and he hugs me from behind and kisses my cheeks.
- Hey, I've heard that line before! - I say, raising my eyebrows and brushing my hair out of my face.
- Oh yes! - He turns me forward in the parking lot and looks at me. - You probably heard it from Amanda, who I heard it from our therapist! - He narrows his eyes and grimaces.
I am glad to hear it, and look up with a smile on my face. - I don't believe it! You really went. And what did you think? - I ask curiously.
He widens his eyes. - It was great! His hands grip tightly around my waist. - Look, I have a lot of catching up to do, but first he steps aside and opens the car door for me. - And we'd better go before the photographers arrive!
- I think I'd better go home! - I press my lips together with my arms hanging loosely around my body.
- Please, don't! - He takes my hand and looks away. - I'm not even thinking about sex, I just want to be with you tonight, to sleep with you. - He gestures with his hands and makes a begging gesture. - I just want to sleep with you by my side, you know," he puts his hand on his forehead. You here, please. - He draws his eyebrows together.
I'm tired and I take a deep breath and my mouth curves into a smile:
- Okay! - I say, moving closer to him and sealing our lips.
How I love to see him happy, I don't know how to describe how much I was missing him. Pietro looks at me and quickly takes me in his arms I giggle, and he spins me around, I close my eyes laughing.
- I am so happy. - He kisses my forehead and sets me down gently.
Before I can say anything, I see a photographer approaching with a camera in his hand, I don't like it and quickly get in the car, Pietro looks at me not understanding how quickly I got in. I point to the photographer that now there were two of them.
Pietro soon turns around and gets in the car, and starts the car. I smile at the thought that I was running away from paparazzi, me? Cibele Giorgiu.
We arrive at her house, and I just wanted a shower, I realize I'm starving, we eat Japanese food and have a toothpick war, I realize I didn't bring any clothes. Soon, I put on Pietro's.
I call my mother and tell her that I will spend the night here. And we are talking, when he tells me that he has never seen Harry Potter, I feel like I am dating an et, he says laughing.
We watched the first one and I soon switched to the second, I confess to sleeping in the middle, but I felt him covering me and whispering goodnight in my ears, I love the way Pietro speaks, that accent...
I'm happy, I'm glad I listened to Apollo's advice, who would say Apollo! My heart sleeps euphorically happy today!
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Pietro Narrating:
I watch her sleep. I think how lucky I am to have her when I entwine her in my arms to sleep in the warmth, not even the position I change just to open my eyes and admire her sleeping peacefully on my chest.
Cibele and my son deserve my best and I will give it to them...