All Chapters of Room to Fall: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20
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11 • Nicolo
No one could fault Italians and their parties, and Count Adolfo De Rossi’s seventy-seventh birthday did not fail to meet expectations, flowing as it was with good food and even better wine; guests tipsily singing the happy birthday song as caterers set a three-tiered cake in front of the old man, who blew at the candles and chuckled mirthfully when only two sputtered out.Then came the gifts, where Nico set his in f
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12 • Camille
Alone in her bedroom, Camille sat back and set the sketchbook away from herself to study her latest design, and within moments she decided her favorite thing about the whole ensemble was its understated elegance.Already she could envision how the dress would look on an actual person and not the figure template she’d sketched over with drawing pencils, accompanied by one or two strokes from the black pen she’d put i
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13 • Camille
As a senior editor at the American branch of one of the world’s biggest fashion and lifestyle magazines, Camille was no stranger to beauty—especially as she came across a host of public figures and models who’d gone under the knife in her line of work, and this was not taking into consideration the lavish background she came from.She’d thought hersel
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14 • Camille
“I want you to fuck me,” she whispered, and Milo said nothing.There was no need to as, within moments, he’d turned and flipped them over so that Camille lay under him with both wrists secured firmly over her head in one of his hands, his body a familiar weight on top of hers.
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15 • Nicolo
Nico hated travelling by air whenever planes were involved and always had, as he found them stifling, which was absurd as he evidently never had the same problems with helicopters. He suspected his dislike had less to do with the amount of room involved, but rather the proximity of an illusion of freedom both afforded him in either case.Still he had to admit that they were better than elevators, public bathroom sta
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16 • Nicolo
Every city had face you could point at as soon as you arrived, and if you lived in one for long enough you would become familiar with its many wrinkles, slopes, and curves.It was true that Nico had been to a lot of cities, since travelling (regardless of his personal qualms) came as a part of his job description. Still, he could only lay claim to intimate knowledge of two, which were Milan and Boston: The first bec
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17 • Camille
Camille inhaled sharply as she moved in her sleep to stretch out her abused muscles, and all at once she was pulled out of unconsciousness and into a state of artificially heightened alertness that allowed her to take in the room as soon as she opened her eyes, identifying things as soon as they registered.It was still dark outside, and a quick glance at the digital clock by Milo’s side of the bed informed her that it was four in the morning. She’d been asleep for less than three hours, and at this other details began to trickle in as a rather light-headed sense of well-bei
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18 • Camille
The deserted sidewalks she’d jogged on only that morning were now packed with pedestrians, corporate types and students on their way to another day of drudgery, depending on what their faces, pinched or otherwise indicated. As Camille joined the masses, becoming just another faceless stranger in the crush of bodies, she pondered on a Machiavelli quote she sometimes turned to when she did not want to think about work, or family, or anything really.
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19 • Nicolo
It was the woman from the café, the same one who’d spilt her hot coffee on him when he went after her, Nico admitted finally to himself as he settled into the settee, repositioning himself until he was comfortable before pulling the laptop off the coffee table and onto his thigh; a younger, more naïve-looking version of her perhaps, but her alright.The same big blue eyes in a wickedly magnificent
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20 • Nicolo
He noticed the self-satisfied grin she wore as soon as her face appeared on his MacBook screen; and later he would think of how that should’ve clued him in.“Hey Ari—”
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