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Hmmm…
Before I knew it, the lesson was over. As usual, Daphne was the first to leave.Honestly. I didn’t know why she kept coming if she hated it so much. I was definitely finding the classes helpful. I was glad I’d continued and hadn’t just dismissed them because they didn’t follow the structured way I’d learnt a language before. I still had alongway to go with my Italian, but at least I was making progress. Geli made learning fun. I was a bit worried about Holly, though.
‘Is everything okay?’
‘Yeah,’ Holly stuttered. ‘Fine, thanks.’
‘And with work? The parents, or rather, Silvestro, isn’t giving you any trouble, is he? Pressuring you to do things you don’t want to?’
Her face fell.
‘No, no. It’s cool. Anyway, I better get back.’ She rushed towards the front door. ‘Thanks for the lesson, Geli.’
I wasn’t convinced.
‘Hmmm.’ I turned to face Geli. ‘I’m not sure if she’s really okay. What do you know about the people she works for? Particularly the dad, Silvestro?’
‘I do not know how he is recently, but I know when I last lived here, Silvestro was a dog. Had many affairs. He is very sleazy man. If I was a young woman, I would not like to work with him in the house.’
I’d always sensed something wasn’t right about him. Maybe that was why Holly wanted to learn phrases about being left alone? I didn’t like the sound of this at all.
‘I’m going to message Holly. See if she wants to meet up away from that house and have a proper talk.’ I couldn’t shake the feeling that something had happened and I wanted to get to the bottom of it.
‘Good idea.’ Geli cleared the plates away from the dining room table. ‘Would you like to stay for a drink?’
‘Yeah, why not? Lorenzo will be home soon to take over from Marta, so I don’t have to rush back.’ That said, I was hoping for some sexy time tonight, so I’d better not get back late or we’d both be too tired.
‘I saw Marta again today,’ said Geli. ‘I did not know she was friends with Claudia.’
‘Who’s Claudia?
‘She is another mum in the town who has baby too –probably the same age Leo.No—perhaps older. She lives on this street. I saw Marta coming out of her house this afternoon and a few weeks ago. The Friday you went toFirenze. She had Leo with her.
‘No idea. Maybe she brought Leo there to play with her baby?’
‘Perhaps. But Leo was not with her this afternoon…’
‘I don’t know. Maybe she helps her out with babysitting or something.’
‘Maybe…’ She shrugged her shoulders. ‘So I am guessing from your glow that you are having fun again in the bedroom with Lorenzo?’
I blushed. Not sure why. Geli clearly knew the situation and she’d played a part in helping.What the hell. I didn’t mind talking to her about it. Especially now things were going so well.
‘Yes. Yes, I am! The first attempt didn’t go to plan, but all good now. And thank you for your erm… yourencouragementin the car when you dropped me off from Florence.’
Geli let out one of her loud laughs.
‘Prego! I thought you needed a little push… I wanted to help you think about what it could be like…’
‘You certainly had a way with words,’ I chuckled.
‘I have lots of practice. I used to be phone sex operator.’ She winked.
‘Really?’
‘Sì!Remember I told you: I have many, many jobs.’
I could see her doing that and being very good. She had the voice for it and I’d imagine a lot of people would find her accent sexy.
