Adventures In Rome

Late Nights

Nabila's POV-
As I walked along the others to head out so that we could find Cas and Thahiya, I felt trapped and slightly nervous as I passed by the dozens of strangers at this party, I felt overwhelmed and as if every part of me was being judged, on top of the fact that Thahiya had almost been molested tonight.
I caught up to Luca and stayed close to him, gripping gently onto his arm since I felt comfort from being around him. As I held onto his shirt sleeve on his lower arm, he looked down at me and gave me a warm smile; I felt protected.
"There they are" said Mario, pointing over at the two stray cats which where Thahiya and Cas, they were sat on the concrete next to the road, talking.
Once they heard us approach them they immediately stood up and Thahiya came running over. Us girls quickly went to give her a hug, wiping the tears from her eyes "Are you okay now?" asked Thaiba, "I'm fine guys" she said, re assuring us that it was all over.
It had now become late, much later than we intended to stay at this party for.
I watched as Angelo said goodbye to Thaiba, giving her a little hug since he had to go to his fathers house which was in walking distance from this party. "Looks like you won't have to sit on my lap this time, what a shame" said Luca, whispering into my ear. "Thank god" I blurted out, laughing along with him.
"Get in signore e signori" said Cas, opening his car door and letting himself in quickly. We all went to get in as I noticed Farha talking closely to Mario on his motorbike behind us, "You guys gonna come?" I said, making them jump before getting into the car and sitting beside Luca.
Our legs touched intimately and I smelt the deep scent of his cologne as I rest my head on his shoulder, it was almost as if I was dreaming.
Farha's POV-
"That was really fun" I said to Mario as he leaned against the seat of his motorbike, "I'm glad you had fun" he said, smiling at me and holding onto my hand as he pulled me in closer towards him. I stood closely to him, our legs touching and hands in grip of each other. "I didn't realise you were such a good dancer" I remarked, buttoning up his shirt drunkly in a flirtatious way. "Yes I've been a great dancer my whole life" he said, clearly joking as he laughed at me struggling. Nabila yelled over at us and we realised that we had to go, but I'd much rather stay here talking to him.
We hopped onto his motorbike and began to follow behind Cas' car.
As we arrived back at the hotel, I got off and unbuckled the helmet from my head before attempting to walk off. "When can I see you again?" He said, walking towards me as I turned around to meet his pretty blue eyes. "Hmmm" I said, smiling and wondering when the best time would be; I wanted to see him as soon as I could. "How about I text you a time and place, okay?" I say, before giving him a kiss on the cheek. "Okay, ciao" he said, slightly blushing but also grinning as I waved at him and headed towards the doors.
Thahiya's POV-
We finally arrived back at our hotel and I watched as the others got out of the car, I stayed sat down in my seat comfortably, as did Cas. "Can I take you somewhere?" he said, looking into the space in front of him before slightly moving his head to look at me. "What, right now?" I responded, confused at it was now 11:30pm, "Yes, if you give me your fiducia" he said, staring deep into my soul. "What does fiducia mean? Please tell me that doesn't mean virginity" I said, laughing before unbuckling my seatbelt and putting my hand on the handle of the door. "It means trust, you really think I'm that much a weirdo huh?" He replied, laughing quietly to himself before placing the palm of his hand on my thigh, "Trust me?" He repeated, keeping eye contact with me for once without looking away. I looked over at Nabila, Farha and Thaiba to see them all talking, still stood outside, I rolled my window down and yelled "I'm going somewhere with Cas, I'll text you guys later and I'll be back."
"Be safe, okay?" Thaiba yelled back before heading inside along with Farha.
I watched as Luca joined Nabila and began to speak to her, before heading into the hotel alongside her, with his hand on her back; how strange.
Cas started his car up again and looked into his rearview window, watching as Mario set off driving on his motorbike.
"So where are we going" I asked curiously, putting my seatbelt back on and taking my lip gloss out of my bag.
"You'll see" he said, beginning to drive off.
We had been driving in silence for 5 minutes until I finally broke it, "You never answered that question earlier" I said, folding my arms as I began to feel cold. "What question?" he asked, glancing at me for a second while still driving. "Why we shouldn't be friends" I responded, "Yes I did, I said because I have too many secrets" he implied before pulling up at a strange location and stopping the engine. "But what are those secrets?" I asked, looking at the weird place he had brought me to. "Maybe you'll find out one day" he said, unbuckling his seat belt and running his fingers through his hair. "Whatever, where even are we?" I questioned, rolling my eyes and getting out of the car.
"You'll see" he said, coming over to me and holding my hand before taking me to a closed off area.
"What the fuck are you doing???" I whispered as loudly as I could, looking around to see if anyone just saw what happened. Cas lifted himself onto the brick wall and stood on top of it, bending down and holding his arms out. "Quick, take my hands" he said, motioning for me to get up there with him. I held my arms out and he pulled me up, as i finally realised where we were; a lake area.
I took my heels and bag off, leaving them on the wall before running over to the lake with Cas. "I come here a lot, it's peaceful when it's closed" He said, taking his shirt off and revealing his perfectly sculpted abs underneath.
*SPLASH* He jumped into the lake, soaking me with the water which had splattered everywhere from the huge force.
"Come on don't be a baby" he said, splashing more water onto me as I stood in front of him cowardly.
Whatever. You only live once, right? I thought to myself before slowly lifting my soaking wet dress off of my body and jumping into the water. The water moved softly around my outstretched fingers, caressing cooly, eddying in their wake. I pulled my hand out and watched the drips, both transparent and opaque at the same time. I wipe the water from my face with my fingers, as I float closer towards Cas. He splashes me with the droplets of water and we begin to play fight, I feel the warmth of his skin indulge me amongst the coolness of the lake, he holds onto me below the water level as I place my arms around his neck. Drops of water fall from his perfectly curled hair and I watch as they travel down to his lips and then release from the bottom of his chin. We stare into each other's eyes, listening to the peacefulness and piercing silence of the lake and it's aquas glistening around us.
I feel myself gravitating towards this boy, physically but also mentally. As I watch the reflection of the lake in his soft brown eyes, I feel our lips connect. In that kiss was the sweetness of passion, a million loving thoughts and feelings condensed into a moment.
Thaiba's POV-
Tonight was a rollercoaster, a lot happened but I didn't regret any of it. Thahiya and Cas seem good together, he really cares for her so early on; but I can't help but wonder if Angelo would ever be like that with me. I love the way he makes me feel when I'm around him, yet he's like a closed book and just won't let me in.
I've never been the type to "fall" for any guy, but Angelo's different, I just know he is.
I observe silently as Luca and Nabila head upstairs, but I don't question anything since she gives me a look that tells me she's fine.
"You wanna get something to eat?" asked Farha as she tied her hair up, I agreed and we headed to the restaurant in the hotel and ordered some food since we were starving.
Nabila's POV-
Luca had offered to go to our room with me since I wasn't feeling too well, my head was spinning from the amount of  shots I had drunk. He held me as we walked up the stairs and to my room, I slid the card to unlock the door and I headed to the bed. I took off my heels as he came and sat beside me, moving the hair away from my face and gently tucking it behind my ear. I felt like a whole mess at this point and just wanted to go to sleep. He looked into my eyes as he said "You look like you need a hug," slightly pouting his lips as he noticed the tiredness on my face. He placed his arms around my lower back as I hugged him, my arms around his neck.
"I'm gonna use the bathroom, give me a sec" I said before heading towards the door and leaving him on the bed. I quickly washed my face and took my dress off, before finding an oversized t shirt behind the door and putting it on.
"You look what we say, comóda" he said, watching me as I came out of the bathroom. "Comóda? what does that mean?" I asked, sitting next to him again. "Comfy, you also look very pretty" he responded, smiling slightly.
I caught myself blushing as I thanked him, we then started to ask each other questions, i really wanted to find out more about him.
He began telling me about his younger brother who he loved dearly, and how he had only had one girlfriend before and the way she broke his heart. However, I didn't tell him much but I did mention how I didn't have much luck with boys. We began to laugh and make jokes about how the night went, I teased him on how he didn't want to dance. "Oh yeah, get up and I'll show you how good of a dancer I am" he insisted as he spoke with a thick Italian accent, pulling me up off the bed and spinning me around. He put one hand on my waist and held my hand with the other as we danced around the room, I giggled as he jokingly sang with his terrible voice. Within our laughter I felt myself moving closer to him, our dancing now slowing down into something intimate and lustful. He grabbed onto my waist with both of his hands and I placed my hands on the back of his hair. He began to kiss my neck, those sweet kisses were the key to my heart and soul, for every time he placed them there I knew I'd adore him for all time. I could feel his breath on my skin, I wanted more but I wanted to take it slow. I pulled him closer to me and began to walk to the bed, laying down and waiting for him to join me.
As he comes onto me, I feel his soft lips smash into mine as we indulge each other and feel the sentiment of the moment.
I feel myself smiling as we kiss passionately, taking a breath after a few seconds. We kiss again. The next kiss is the kind that breaks open the sky. It steals my breath and gives it back. It shows me that every other kiss I've had in my life has been wrong.
The way his hands touch upon my body makes me feel alive, it makes me feel astonishing.
He strokes my hair as I lay beside him, but we didn't do anything; just to be clear. He knew I wasn't ready, he respected my choice and I felt safe being in his arms as he kissed the top of my head. We were now laying upon the soft sheets, closely to each other, I felt my eyes close before I began to drift away into an unintended slumber.