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Instead, I nodded and gave her a small smile. “I know. Just… be safe.”
She smiled back, a hint of sadness in her eyes. “I will.”
As Jenna turned to leave, she hesitated at the doorway. She glanced back at me, her eyes searching mine for a long, silent moment.
“Vincenzo,” she said softly, taking a step back into the kitchen.
“Yes, Jenna?” I replied, my voice barely above a whisper. The distance between us seemed to shrink, the air thickening with tension.
She took a deep breath, as if gathering her courage. “I know you’re worried about me. And I appreciate it, I really do. But you don’t need to. I can take care of myself.”
I nodded, struggling to keep my emotions in check. “I know you can. But that doesn’t stop me from wanting to protect you. You’re important to me, Jenna.”
Her eyes softened, and she took another step closer. “You’re important to me too, Vincenzo.”
My heart pounded in my chest, and I took a step forward, closing the gap between us. “Jenna, I?—”
“Dad!” Bella’s voice echoed from the hallway, breaking the moment. I stepped back, the spell between us shattered. Jenna looked down, her cheeks flushed.
“I should go find Bella,” she said quickly, turning to leave.
“Jenna,” I called, and she paused, looking back at me with those piercing hazel eyes. “If you ever need anything—anything at all—you can come to me. Don’t ever forget that.”
A small smile tugged at her lips. “I won’t forget that. Thank you, Vincenzo.”
And with that, she left, and I took the first full breath I’d been able to since she’d walked into the room.
CHAPTER 3
One month later
Jenna
My best friend was a traitor.
Bella had always been the spontaneous one, but leaving me to rot away all summer while she pranced off to Italy for some prestigious foreign studies program was a new low. We had made so many plans—beach days, movie nights, road trips—and she just up and left. Now I was stuck here, on my own with no prospect other than my own dirty fantasies.
I lay sprawled on my bed, staring at the ceiling fan as it whirled lazily above me. The quiet in the house was oppressive, and I groaned out loud just to fill the silence.
I didn’t know what to do with myself.
I grabbed my phone, scrolling through social media aimlessly, seeing picture after picture of my best friend living it up in Italy—eating gelato, visiting the Coliseum, and making new friends.
Ugh, Bella!Why?
Why couldn’t she have waited until the fall semester? The program was prestigious, sure, but what about our plans?
The other reason I was slightly bothered by her absence was that I couldn’t go over to her house and see Vincenzo like I was used to doing.
I licked my lips, imagining his face peering down at mine right before he slid inside me just like I had fantasized last night, and my pussy clenched hard.
Fuckme.
My phone buzzed, pulling me from my extraordinarily wicked thoughts. With an annoyed groan, I glanced at the screen to see an incoming call from another one of my friends, Sophie.
“Hey, Jenna!” Sophie’s cheerful voice rang through the phone. “What are you up to?”
“Not much,” I replied, trying to keep the bitterness out of my voice. “Just lounging around.”
