“You’re so tan.” “Spent a lot of time outside,” I say slowly, fingers crossed that she doesn’t want to talk too much… — Kristin Rae Fingers crossed Copy Share Image
“I think I may cool off in the water for a few minutes. Do you want to come?” He stands and brushes… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“It seems crazy that people back home dream of going to places like Italy, and people in Italy dream of going to… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“The bathroom appears clean and, thankfully, normal. Although there are two toilets right next to each other. Wait. One is definitely a… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“I am sorry!” he says, a deep line between his eyebrows. “It’s fine.” I force a laugh. “This”--I motion to my foot--“is… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“Chiara! Pippas! Where you go?” “To sleep! You can handle it on your own.” Chiara shouts something else to him in Italian… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“In La Spezia, we settle into our seats on the train that will bring us all the way to Naples. Nina and… — Kristin Rae Fitness Copy Share Image
“What did you say to him?” I ask when I’ve recovered the ability to speak. “I told him that he should knock… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“Angela returns to the table, frowning. “She won’t think her own brother’s hot. That’s sick.” “Like you don’t know yours is hot,”… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“I think I may cool off in the water for a few minutes. Do you want to come?” He stands and brushes… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“Overwhelmed with the need to touch him, I reach out and trace along his sharp jawline, stopping just before his lips. I… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“ Ciao, Bruno! ” someone calls from a boat puttering slowly into the marina. A hard line sets Bruno’s jaw for a… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“Quietly as possible, I unzip my backpack at the foot of my bed and feel around for my journal and the tiny… — Kristin Rae Books Copy Share Image
“Here,” he says, removing my camera from its dry home and handing it to me to turn on. “I want to take… — Kristin Rae Camera Copy Share Image
“Darren just kissed me. As many times as I’ve imagined him kissing me, the shock of it as a reality sends a… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“ Non necessario. ” He snatches the paper from me and wads it into a ball. “I am your map!” “Hey! I… — Kristin Rae Books Copy Share Image
“Darren’s been quiet since we stripped down to our bathing suits and waded into the water, like his mind is somewhere else.… — Kristin Rae Bathing suit Copy Share Image
“You could belong here,” he says, his tone surprisingly serious. I turn from him and look back at the cluster of buildings,… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“He uses my momentum, and in one swift movement, we’re both standing again, face-to-face. Too close. Way too close. He smells of… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“The back door opens again a few minutes later and I stand, fully prepared to wrestle the phone away from her. But… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“I just figured someone like him would be named Fabio or something.” I want to be angry, I really do, but I… — Kristin Rae Brown eyes Copy Share Image
“You knew this was going to happen, didn’t you?” He smirks, resting his hands on my waist. “Hoped.” My cheeks ache from… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“Darren,” I begin, swallowing the lump in my throat and forcing myself to keep eye contact. I need answers. I can’t go… — Kristin Rae Eye contact Copy Share Image
“Seriously, should I lose it?” I shrug. “It’s practical. I get it.” He yanks it off and shoves it into the pocket… — Kristin Rae Candle Copy Share Image
“Would you two just kiss and be done with it already?” Darren and I gape at her. Fire creeps up my neck,… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“We stop at the gate to the apartment, but Bruno’s still hanging on to me. “The key,” he says, swaying his hips.… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“I want to make this work, Pippa. I knew we met for a reason.” His breath is warm on my face as… — Kristin Rae Fall in love Copy Share Image
“Pippas,” he nearly whispers. “I tell you something that you do not know.” My heart picks up speed and I nestle deeper… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“I sit at an empty table after the lunch rush and turn to the last assignment in my journal. This one’s the… — Kristin Rae Art Copy Share Image
“I stop in my tracks to look up, completely disrupting the flow of tourist traffic. It’s directly in front of me, in… — Kristin Rae Skyscrapers Copy Share Image
“ Goals update: Don’t get arrested Don’t make a fool out of myself in public--FAILED Get my picture taken… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“I spend a lot of time gazing out the window to the green hills lined with vineyards and dotted with houses. There’s… — Kristin Rae Green hills Copy Share Image
“Tell me about your summer program. Are you loving it? The digging part, I mean.” I nudge him with my elbow. “Are… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“I can’t believe you’re here,” I say, clasping his hand in mine. “Where were you when you left that voice mail earlier… — Kristin Rae Last minute Copy Share Image
“Darren spreads out the beach mats and drops his backpack on top of one. As soon as he crosses his arms and… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“The pen touches the paper again at the bottom of the page and I freeze as he draws a slow, thick line… — Kristin Rae Books Copy Share Image
“The Pantheon was huge, but this thing is so massive, I can’t even take it all in at once. I have to… — Kristin Rae Pantheon Copy Share Image
“Room here,” she says, proceeding to draw a line of the route. It doesn’t look too far. I stand, taking the map… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“I’m Darren, and this is Nina,” he says to me when she stops next to him. Nina looks me over. “Hi.” Her… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“Chicago honors a saint: Patrick. But unlike the San Giovanni Festival honoring John the Baptist, St. Patrick’s Day is less about the… — Kristin Rae St patrick Copy Share Image
