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2021-11-25 12:57:31Sebastian's POV
"Oh, I do not care for this one bit. You look so frail and sickly."
"Thank you, Mother," Sebastian sighed. She poked his significantly reduced bicep and grimaced.
Giavanna was scheduled to arrive in thirty nerve-wracking minutes. His stomach in knots, Sebastian tried to calm himself by making a mental list of their schedule. For her first evening, the pair would have a semi-formal dinner with the Keller and Kemp families, after allowing her time to settle in her rooms and a tour of the packhouse. He had wanted to do more, but Meadow had insisted adding anything else would probably be too overwhelming. "Besides," Izzy had giggled, "scheduling anything more wouldn't allow any alone time for the two of you." Sebastian's ears grew red again, thinking about how vividly he had blushed at her remark.
Alone time with Giavanna had occupied his mind since the moment he boarded the plane home. The brief kiss they shared left a smoldering
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