Eden's Point of View:After hanging out in the bar for some time, Eden, Leo, Alex, Dante, Jimmy, Charlotte, Marina, and Georgia decided to go to Charlotte’s house to pass time and get ready for the night. She had a big bungalow and parents who were almost always out on business trips, leaving the house for Charlotte. Eden was unsure if she was really welcome, so she told Georgia and she told Charlotte how Eden felt. Charlotte walked to Eden and lightly tapped her head and laughed and said something in Italian. Georgia translated it for her and said that Charlotte called her silly for thinking that. Eden smiled at her and said ‘Gracias’. She was somewhat surprised at how friendly they were to a stranger, she felt grateful to meet them and have them accept her. None of them were pretentious or rude, she liked being in their company. Though she got a sour vibe from Marina, then again she didn’t expect any of them to be nice to her. She smiled at Marina a few times, to which she didn’t re

Eden and Alex walked back to Charlotte’s home, talking and laughing. They were almost at the door when Eden got a phone call, it was from the hotel that Bennett’s mom had booked in Milan.Eden looked confusedly at the number, wondering why they were calling after she already checked out. She had given her number at the reception during the check-in but she didn’t understand why they were calling her now.Eden picked up the phone, and she gestured for Alex to go ahead and get the door opened. “Hello?”“Mrs. Mason, our bellboy has been at your door with the champagne you ordered, but you didn’t answer the door. We tried the hotel landline too but you didn’t pick up,” said a man with an intense Italian accent.“Um, I think you’re mistaken. Do you mean Mr. Mason ordered it?” asked Eden.“No, signora, Mr. Mason just left somewhere, our bellboy said that the lady in the suite for Masons asked for it,” said the man, his voice slightly agitated.Eden suddenly felt weak in the knees. “Sir, are

The music played loudly on the speakers and all of them had another round at the bong, except Alex and Eden, she thought one time was enough. Eden hung out with everyone, mostly talking to Leo, Alex, and Georgia since they were the only English speakers. Leo couldn’t stop gushing over how beautiful Eden’s voice is, and Georgia kept trying to flirt with her, to which Eden was more open now. She entertained the idea of hooking up with Georgia in her mind. Since nothing held her back from experiencing anything anymore, she was more open to some ideas now. She owed no loyalty to Bennett since he clearly had already moved on. But before she did anything, she wanted to make sure herself. She excused herself from the living room and walked out the sliding door towards the pool. It was already 6:30 PM, so the sunlight had almost vanished. She could hear crickets chirping from the bushes on the side of the pavement. There was a lawn chair where Eden sat and pulled out her phone from her pocke

Georgia, Eden, Charlotte, and Marina walked down the stairs, ready to leave for the party. “Le mie adorabili signore!” Leo exclaimed as he saw them coming downstairs. “Gorgeous, all of you.”Charlotte and Marina rolled their eyes almost at the same time and walked away from him, while Georgia made a little run toward Leo and kissed him. Half of Eden felt jealous of Georgia, and the other half felt jealous of Leo. She admitted to herself that she was attracted to both Georgia and Leo. But she knew it would be wrong to act on it since Leo and Georgia could also possibly have a complicated relationship like Marina and Alex. What she didn’t understand was Leo and Georgia so freely flirting with her even in each other’s company. It seemed like they had a pact to have fun with each other and with other people too. Dante and Jimmy seemed sober now, and ready to leave. Alex was standing near the edge of the couch, looking at Marina, and he looked disturbed. He walked over to Marina and aske

Georgia clutched Eden’s waist harder and pulled her closer to herself, deepening the kiss. Though Eden was enjoying every moment and feeling good about it all, she knew in the back of her mind that this was neither serious for her, nor for Georgia. When she saw the relationship between Georgia and Leo, she knew that Georgia was not the type of person to hold intense feelings, get emotionally attached, or be jealous. She was carefree, just living to enjoy every moment of her life, and that’s what Eden loved about her. She saw herself being free like her someday, even if it meant lying and pretending to the world for half a decade, she knew she wanted to be like her. Maybe a bit less liberal with her choice of lovers, but at least free from the clutches of society. Georgia pulled away from Eden and smirked at her, and whispered in her ear, “Knew you’d break for me.”Eden smirked back at her, “What makes you think I didn’t want to?” This was Eden’s first experience with another girl