“Hey, are you okay, love? You seem lost in thought," Jacob asked, bringing me back to reality. I looked up at him and forced a smile."Ah, yes, I'm fine," I lied. "What was it you wanted to talk about?" Jacob smiled at my question, chuckling as he said he had something to tell me."So, love, I'll be heading to Greece for a bit, so we won't be seeing each other for a while. I'll be away for about a month, attending to some personal matters. Don't be upset if I don't make it back to Italy right away, okay?" Jacob said sincerely.I fell silent at his words, suddenly pangs of guilt washing over me. Jacob was being so kind, and I'd gone and committed a transgression just because I'd given in to Bryle's kisses. I wanted to berate myself, but I knew it was done and over with. Now, all I had to do was make sure it won't happen again—maybe I needed to avoid Bryle altogether so we wouldn't make the same mistake again.The next day, my day passed normally be
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