Eden reached Florence from Milan in 2 hours. The Eurostar train stopped at the Santa Maria Novella, the central railway station of Florence. Santa Maria Novella is situated in the historical center of Florence. The Eurostar from Milan, Turin, Venice, and Rome also arrives at this station. Arriving at this station it was possible for Eden to visit Florence's historical center without taking a taxi or bus. The Historic Centre of Florence can be perceived as a unique social and urban achievement, the result of persistent and long-lasting creativity, which includes museums, churches, buildings, and artworks of immeasurable worth. Florence had an overwhelming influence on the development of architecture and the fine arts, first in Italy, and then in Europe. It is within the context of Florence that the concept of the Renaissance came to be. This heritage bestows upon Florence unique historical and aesthetic qualities.Eden decided to visit the Centre before booking a hotel room for the ni
Eden looked up hotels to stay in on her phone, there were many good hotels nearby where she could stay. Since she was booking it for just herself, she did not want to waste money on expensive suits. She just booked a normal-sized room with a single bed and basic amenities in a hotel that was close to the Baptistry of San Giovanni. She wanted to visit in the morning since the inner architecture and designs were said to look the best during the daytime.She took a cab to the hotel and it took her about 20 minutes to reach. She had enjoyed her time traveling in the Centre, but she needed her baggage to be somewhere safe before she goes out again. After checking in her room and keeping her suitcase inside, Eden headed out for dinner, she had nothing to eat the whole day except breakfast and a few snacks on the train. She decided to treat herself to a nice, big dinner. Eden had already called ahead and made a reservation for one at one of the finest restaurants in Florence, Osteria dell’E
The next morning, at 7 AM, Eden walked out of the hotel and headed towards the lane where Leo had his shop set up. Eden’s route to the Baptistry was in the opposite direction, but for some reason, Eden walked in the direction of Leo’s shop. She wanted to see if he really was there. She was wearing a white floral sundress, with blue and purple flowers all over. It flowed from below her bust down to just above her knee. She wore brown ankle-length booths and carried a small sling bag that carried her phone, cards, and cash. She did not need much make-up, just enough to cover the bruise that was already disappearing.From a distance, she saw a familiar lean figure. It was Leo setting up his shop on the side of the road. He was wearing different clothes but the same black leather jacket. His long hair kept getting on his face every time he bent down to arrange the flowers. He stood up to push his hair back out of frustration and saw Eden walking toward him. As Eden got closer, a big smil
Eden gasped as she looked at the field of flowers. She looked longer to see that it was not only flowers but many crops too. She got off the Vespa and walked towards the garden of lilies, and noticed they were the exact ones that Leo gave her. The view was breathtaking and the smell was even better. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, taking in all the nature. The wind was light and cool, making the whole experience ten times better for Eden.Eden turned to Leo, who was leaning on his Vespa, smiling at her. “Like it?” he asked.“I love it, this is beautiful. Is this all yours?” Eden asked, still not recovered from the beauty of the scenery.“Not mine, my parents. But yes I do look after all this, so in a sense, I guess it is mine,” Leo replied. He got up and walked over to Eden, smiling ear to ear. “You can keep the pepper spray away, you know, I would never harm a beautiful flower-like you. Flowers are my favorite things, especially lilies now.”Eden smiled at him embarrassin
Grace’s Point of View:It was finally Saturday, the day Grace had been anticipating. It was the day she took revenge on Theo. It was 7 in the evening and she was supposed to meet Theo at the club at 8.Grace did her skincare routine and took a warm exfoliating bath. She decided to wear her sexiest dress for the night, she needed to lure Theo as much as she could. She made a mental note to not drink even once, and to work on making Theo drunk.Grace pulled out a tight and short black dress that enhanced her curves. She paired it with black high-heeled gladiator sandals. She left her blonde wavy hair open and put on some light makeup, and headed outside where Theo was once again waiting in the car for her. She almost forgot her purse where she had kept the handcuffs, and ran back inside to get them, cursing herself for forgetting.Grace opened the door and sat inside. Theo looked at her and smiled. Grace smiled flirtatiously at him and batted her eyelashes. He was confused at this new g
Grace’s Point of View:Theo eagerly followed Grace to the bedroom, feeling lucky to be with someone as beautiful as her. He has had many flings and one-night stands but he felt like something was special about Grace and wanted her badly.Grace locked the door behind her and stared at Theo. For an instance she felt like what she was doing might have dire consequences for her, but the flame of revenge burnt brighter in her than any other emotion. Grace walked over to Theo and placed her hand on his chest, and whispered, “I’ve been waiting for this for so so long.” She kissed him passionately and Theo returned the favor. Some part of her was not just doing this for revenge, in the back of her head she liked it and didn’t want to stop, but her plan was set to happen.“You’re the most beautiful girl I have ever seen,” whispered Theo in between kisses. This sent a tinge of electricity in Grace’s skin, but she didn’t stop. She pulled away and pushed Theo onto the bed. She climbed on top of
Eden’s point of view:Eden waited outside the Baptistry of San Giovanni until 8:15 AM for it to open. Leo was right when he said there was a whole hour left for the baptistry to open. There wasn’t much crowd outside it, since it was still early, but a few people lingered waiting for it to open. Eden had found out about the place from one of Dan Brown’s Robert Langdon series of books, called Inferno. It was amongst the set of books that her mother had left in the home library. Alfred was about to throw them all out when Eden was 14, but she stopped him and took some of them with her. She read about the baptistery in the book and became obsessed with it since then, especially because of the way the author had described it in the book. She had looked up on the internet what it looked like but always wanted a first-hand experience. Finally, the doors opened. The doors were beautifully made too. Eden was the first to step inside the empty baptistery. At first, there were steps up to the e
“Wha- How.. what are you even- WHAT?” yelled Eden.Leo was standing right in front of Eden, just as confused as Eden.“You tell me!” Leo exclaimed. Eden felt very unsafe all of a sudden. “Leo, have you been following me?” It made sense to her, given his obsession with her. She felt truly scared that Leo, in fact, had been following her. But she didn’t know for sure.“Signora, you must be joking, right?” Leo asked, confused. “After you left me I felt horrible for making you so uncomfortable, so I came to stay here with a friend for a week, so you and I don’t cross paths again.”Eden looked at him astonished. She couldn’t tell if he was lying or not. She started to walk backward, thinking about leaving for Milan immediately, to be with Bennett. “Signora, you are being stupid,” said Leo as he turned to face elsewhere and gave a hand signal to someone. A girl came walking towards him, smiling. She came closer to Leo and kissed him on his lips. “See, Lily, I came here to meet my lover, I