- LUCIANO -
If only Rory and I could stay in this bedroom forever, ordering food in and hiding from everything else—all the dangers and responsibilities. But unfortunately it doesn't work that way.
Rather than grabbing my phone to see whose calls I missed, I turn on my side to face her again. Maybe we can prolong this time together just a little bit more before we emerge and face the rest of what awaits us today. The only thing that seems important right now is here, right in front of me.
Rory smiles back at me. She's always beautiful, but right now she's absolutely breathtaking. There's a gentle glow to her skin. Her dark blue eyes are shining. And I get to be the recipient of all of it.
"What are you thinking about?" She asks, gaze sweeping over me.
"How beautiful you are."
She shakes her head with a soft smile.
