Headstrong in Tuscany by Fay Henson

Author:Fay Henson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Siena;romance;Italy;thriller;coming of age;holiday;adventure
Publisher: The Conrad Press
Published: 2020-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

12

Guardian angel

Well that was totally unexpected. I’d just spent a night and nearly all today in the big hospital, Le Scotte; first in the Pronto Soccorso where I was prodded and poked, then in another ward in another part of that massive hospital complex.

It turned out that I had an acute reaction to the tattooing, more than likely the doctors said, to the coloured ink but they said it could also have been because the tattooist wasn’t hygienic enough. They asked me where I had it done, but I actually couldn’t remember where or which part of the old town. They even showed me a map, but it was impossible for me to recall where I went. Siena was a maze to me. Joe must’ve thought I was a really dumb person.

Anyhow, I’d been given loads of antibiotics and other stuff which will help my body fight against the disgusting warty and bubbly infection.

Joe stayed near me for most of the time (I spied him asleep once or twice), he must’ve been so bored, but he wasn’t allowed to stay overnight. Said he found some seats in another waiting area where he tried to sleep until this morning. Eventually I was allowed to leave.

‘I owe you for the shuttle bus to get back here from the hospital late this afternoon,’ I said, ‘I know, let me buy you a pizza this evening, in appreciation for all the help you’ve given me.’

‘Sure you’re up to it?’ he asked, ‘don’t you think you should rest?’

‘Nah, I feel a bit better and if I can get some shut-eye now for an hour or so, I should be in top form,’ I replied grinning.

‘We don’t have a lot of time left on this holiday so I definitely don’t want to waste any more of it,’ I added. And what I did next not only surprised him but also myself.

‘Mind facing the other way a sec,’ I said.

‘Um, no...’

I waited for him to turn round then I took off my long skirt and top leaving me in just my pants and bra. I flung my things over the bedroom chair, and feeling all giggly, I slipped under the bedclothes.

‘OK, now you mustn’t go getting the wrong idea, but you can turn around now,’ I said, ‘and if you’re as tired as I am, you’re welcome here next to me.’ Was it really me saying that? I tried not to smile too much because he was having some sort of difficulty undoing his trousers; think he was rushing. Cor didn’t he look sexy just in his tight black boxers and his whale tail pendant.

‘How could I refuse a request like that,’ he beamed, ‘on my way.’

And so he got in beside me in the little single bed and turning on his right side to face my back he put his arm around me. I gently reached for my phone and set the alarm to go off in a couple of hours and nestled backwards into his warm body letting my bandaged wrist hang out over the side.

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