Always by Kris Bryant

Author:Kris Bryant [Bryant, Kris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781636790282
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2022-01-01T22:24:59+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Feelings—Peri

Everything was different. The sun was setting, and I was riding on the back of a motorcycle with my arms around a beautiful woman whose kisses had rendered me speechless just a few hours ago. I wasn’t even going to try to pretend that today didn’t affect me. I was already emotionally spent, the last forty-eight hours a lot to process. My beautiful Amma was gay, or bi, or something that wasn’t socially acceptable seventy-five years ago, and my heart broke for her. All this time. All this heartache.

Had she ever tried reaching out? Did she call Isabel when phones became common in households around the world? Obviously, Isabel has been in Italy at the family winery the whole time. Did Amma try googling when the internet and home computers became available? My parents had access to computers in college, so even twenty-five years ago they could have found one another. When I got home, I planned to rifle through all Amma’s boxes. I’d asked my mother to keep everything until I had a chance to look for a secret stack of letters, too.

“I don’t know why the traffic is bad, so I’m going to take a shortcut. Hang on,” Camila said over her shoulder.

I tightened my grip on her waist and smiled when she squeezed my forearm before she accelerated. I trusted her. She seemed just as excited to get back to the villa as I was. “I hope Bisnonna doesn’t tell Mateo anything we don’t know,” she said after I dropped off my rental car. “Let’s go.” I couldn’t tell if she was excited that I was on the motorcycle with her again, or that we were going back to hear more of Isabel’s story. Probably both. The rumble of the engine sent a jolt through me. I was already humming at Camila’s nearness. She was tucked between my legs, and even though there was a gap between us, her accelerations were jerking me closer to her. My sensitive core pressed against her ass. By the time we reached the villa, I hummed all over with the need to release. I slid off the seat with wobbly legs and straightened my jeans. “Thanks for the ride. I appreciate it.”

“You’re welcome.”

She took my helmet and strapped it to her bike. I excused myself for a moment to freshen up and give myself time to shake off the sexual tension. It would have taken too much time to go back to my room, which was on the other side of the villa, so I ducked into a small bathroom off the main hall and washed my hands and splashed cold water on my face.

“Ready?”

I was embarrassed that Camila was waiting for me. “Sorry. I was a little dusty from the trip.”

“I know what you mean. I want to take a quick shower, but Bisnonna will go to bed soon, and I want to sit down with her and Mateo before she retires for the night.”

“Your whole family is so nice to allow me to stay here.

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