Chapter 44

• The idea of suggesting to Alessandra that they stop somewhere for dinner was immediately discarded, they were walking back to the van in complete silence and a slight brush of their arms was enough for Dominic to completely let go of that thought, he couldn't afford to be alone with her anymore, which only meant that it was better not to get to know her more deeply as he desired, her company was bad for him, she was bad for him, her presence, he could hardly resist everything he was going through at that moment and longing for her body, damn it, he had to put some distance at that precise moment or else, he couldn't keep repressing for much longer what he felt, what he had wanted to do for many days, since they kissed in Hong Kong and surely, since that first time they kissed in the cafeteria.
• She liked him, he could feel it, it was palpable, more than evident, the chemistry and attraction between them, sparks danced around them when they were together, when they approached, when they looked at each other, when they... touched. He was on the edge with his emotions, he was crazy about that woman, now he perfectly understood why his brother had chosen her. His brother... damn it, yes, his brother, he had to think about him, because he was the main reason why he had to restrain himself and probably, he was also the reason why Alessandra didn't fully reciprocate him, at least not entirely and there was where the same old question came to his mind, what the hell was he doing with Vittorio if the one he was really interested in was him? Maybe she liked them both... Hopefully that wasn't the case.
• "Vittorio offers her stability," his subconscious told him.