“Oh, well…they’ve been a little relaxed because of Gram’s passing, but I’ve been assured once school starts my life will be all… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“I was serious when I said I was paying,” I say, stealing the ticket from Darren. He opens his mouth to respond,… — Kristin Rae Flirting 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 Thousand years Copy Share Image
“Chiara points to the ceiling and my eyes follow the lead. There it is. Right. Up. There. The most famous painting I’ve… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“I have a few things I need to talk to you about today, honey,” she says. “First, I want an update on… — Kristin Rae Coming home Copy Share Image
“And you’re spending the whole summer in Rome?” I ask. “Digging things up?” He absentmindedly plays with a loose string at the… — Kristin Rae Partner in crime Copy Share Image
“Well, I just wanted to say hi.” Darren blows out his candle and tosses it behind us into the box with the… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“I should probably head back for Luca’s birthday dinner. They want me to lead the ‘Happy Birthday’ song to him in English… — Kristin Rae Birthday party Copy Share Image
“My eyes are sort of greenish,” I say through a nervous laugh. “Am I that scary?” He looks at me and we… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“Too bad it was buried before Shakespeare,” Darren continues. “This stage never saw the likes of Romeo or Macbeth.” I whirl around… — Kristin Rae Bad luck Copy Share Image
“Before the train even leaves the station, the three of them pull out their iPods and press the earbuds into their ears.… — Kristin Rae Conversation Copy Share Image
“The short pieces of his black hair are spiked out every which way. The poor lighting from the singular bulb on the… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“Are you writing in your diary?” Even through the whisper I can tell he’s laughing. “No.” I feel in the dark for… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“Bruno returns, still clad in only his green towel, hair poofing out a little as it dries. “Everything all right?” I ask,… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“Wordlessly, Darren sits at the edge of the next bed, which leaves the one between him and the wall for me. I’m… — Kristin Rae Dreams Copy Share Image
“Chiara,” Darren finally says. “Everything okay?” Greasy Guy looks Darren up and down with narrowed eyes and spits out what I’m guessing… — Kristin Rae Friendship Copy Share Image
“I actually brought a guy home from Italy. This is crazy.” He relaxes a little. “What do you mean?” “Remember when I… — Kristin Rae Fall in love Copy Share Image
“I wouldn’t go through high school again if someone paid me a million dollars.” He snorts. It’s a joke, but his tone… — 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 Fall in love Copy Share Image
“We move to sit side by side on the deck and dangle our legs in the water. “Hey,” he says, waiting for… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“I didn’t even know you looked at him like that.” “Well, things feel more forbidden when you keep them secret, don’t they,… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“The weekend arrives and I’m on edge, especially working at the trattoria. I’m hyper-aware of everyone around me, twitching at the sight… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“About earlier--” My attention shifts behind Darren to a little blond boy in overalls trying to push his head between the rods… — Kristin Rae Evil eye Copy Share Image
“Do you want to be a professor too?” He shrugs. “Maybe one day. I’d like to travel more first though, work on… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“I was sitting here for, like, an hour before you even sat down.” “Why?” he asks, observing our surroundings with a sweep… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“There you two are,” Nina calls. She offers a smile almost identical to Chiara’s when she’s up to something. Nina drops Tate’s… — Kristin Rae Copy Share Image
“You try this before?” he asks. I shake my head. I’ve had versions of it back home, but the sight and aroma… — Kristin Rae Food Copy Share Image
