By My Side

Damiano

I watched Althaia as she tried to stop laughing but failed so miserably.

“So, your Nonna is really assuming you’re a virgin? A thirty-year-old virgin?” She asked in between chuckles but couldn’t stop and was now full-on laughing. She was laughing so hard that no sound was coming out and tears were visible in her eyes.

“Apparently.” I smiled. She tried to compose herself and wiped away her tears.

“That is too funny!”

“She has always been like this. Nonna was after us, trying to teach us not to fool around with anyone until we got married.”

“I can kind of understand that. To not let a bunch of hormonal boys fucking around and accidentally get someone preggo. But you were once engaged! Surely she wouldn’t expect you to be a virgin when you were in a serious relationship, right?” Althaia looked amused and moved to lie on her stomach, resting her chin in her hand, and looked at me with a raised brow.

“Sienna… was different.” I placed my hands behind my head and closed my eye