All Chapters of Love Behind the Lens: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

ValentineI had to shake off the feelings I had yesterday from spending time with Adira and my father. It was just that Adira was so easy to be around and excitement and passion that she had was contagious. When she showed us her private collection I was blown away. The work I'd seen from her before had been great but this stuff was just breathtaking. I wasn't sure she was going to give me Petra's address but I was even more glad that she was actually taking over her apartment above the gallery. I knew she'd be safe there and that she'd actually get anything I'd sent her - like the flowers I'd sent over today. I couldn't wait to see Petra and push aside these wierd feelings I was having for Adira. I had messaged Petra earlier asking if she'd like a ride to the resturant but she declined. Not that I wasn't expecting that. She liked her independence and I was actually enjoying it too. The fact that she wasn't always depending on me to provide for her was refreshing.I'd gotte

ValentineI woke with a smile on my face. I had my schedule rearranged so I'd be off early today - at 3- so I plenty of time to get ready. I was actually going to cook tonight - my dad's lasagna recipe. I'd asked Laura to pick up the ingredients for me and when she asked why I'd told her I had a date coming over tonight. Her smile was huge and I laughed when she wiggled her eyebrows at me, telling me she'd make sure I had clean sheets too. I told her to take off early today as well and to enjoy her weekend. She'd been amazing since Id' been living here. One of the few women who I wasn't related to who hadn't made a pass at me. She had been happily married to Fernando for 30 years now and they had 5 kids that they were sending to college. Last summer her middle son had even interned for me. He was a good kid and smart. I gave him a glowing review, which is something I don't do often.I was glad she liked the roses I'd sent. Most women liked flowers but Petra was different

ValentineI appreciated her changing the subject but was surprised when she asked me about the photos. "So out of all the ones that have been in your father's office why these?" Petra asked."This will probably sound strange but I find a quiet peacefulness in them. The colors are so vibrant and she captured the play of light through the trees perfectly. When I look at them I feel like I'm there, like I could just reach out and touch a leaf," I said before looking down at my almost empty plate. I probably sounded like a wierdo right now."She would love to know that you feel that way. That's what an artist hopes for - for others to be able to experience and feel what they felt," she replied and I looked up at her, our eyes locking. I could read the honesty in her eyes and breathed a sigh of relief that she understood what I had meant."You should see Adira's private collection. I've only seen some of it but let me tell you it was amazing. Well maybe you have seen them," I laug

ValentineFuck. I gently pulled out and lowered Petra's legs back to the bed before standing and walking to the bathroom to dispose of the condom. My legs felt slightly unsteady but I shook it off before returning to the bed with a wash cloth. I could see Petra's chest still heaving as she worked to catch her breath, her eyes half closed and a soft smile on her face. In that moment she never looked more beautiful. I cleaned her up and then joined her, pulling her to my chest and settling the sheet over both of us. No words were needed and I stroked her hair as I felt her breathing even out. I watched her sleep for a little bit as I tried to sort out how I was feeling. Finally sleep claimed me though I was no more settled. I was awkened a few hours later as she pressed her ass against my semi erect cock. We were spooning with my hand on her breast. I rolled her nipple between my fingers and a low moan told me she was awake. "Mmm, you're suck a tease Petra," I whispered a

ValentineAll day I'd been distracted, my thoughts not far from Petra. My cousin stopped by in the afternoon right after I'd gotten her message that she'd landed safely and was headed to the hotel before going to the shoot. I heard him before I actually saw him, his booming laughter echoing in the hall before he opened the door. I looked up from my desk where I was sitting and had been blankly staring at paperwork."Salve!," he said grinning like an idiot as he stood in my doorway. "Hello cugino. To what do I owe the pleasure of your presence today?" I asked leaning back in my chair. He laughed and closed the door before throwing himself into the leather chair across from me."Do I need a reason to visit my favorite cugino? Though the look on your face says you needed me. Is that reason enough?" I shook my head. Matteo and I had grown up here in the states together whereas the rest of our cousins had been in Italy so of course we were closer. "My face says no such thing