Chiara's POV Francesco's words haunted me long after the phone conversation, and that, combined with my discussion with Caterina and Piera, convinced me to at least hear Luciano De Luca out. Because of this, when he called me to talk and asked me to go out on a date with him, I decided to say yes. Now, after dressing in a cute but modest silver dress, I met Alessandro outside one of the fancier restaurants in the heart of downtown. As soon as he saw me, he did a double take. I was not dressed particularly stylishly, I thought, yet he looked at me like I was a supermodel. I could not help but flaunt it a little, adding a bit more sway to my walk. The way he looked at me made me feel sexy in a way I had not in a long time. “Chiara,” he said as I came closer, his voice slightly breathless. It felt as if, since his confession the other night, since his question asking me to stay here and start over with him, something fundamental had changed between us. The sparks that had been crac
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