I went back to the bar after dancing with Lando for a while.
He's been all over me after that kiss.
Another proof that he was definitely over Francesca.
"You come here often?" I asked as I stood next to Max.
He chuckled. "More than I would like to"
"You okay?"
"Yeah" he mumbled, looked at me and forced a smile on his face. "So Lando and you huh, I told you he likes you"
I nodded. "Yeah you did"
"I happy for both of you" he forced another smile on his face. He wasn't happy.
"It was just a kiss, Max"
"For him it wasn't" he shook his head. "Trust me, he likes you way more than you realize"
"Are you guys ready to go?" Lando asked as he put his hand on my back. I nodded and looked at Max. "Don't worry about me, enjoy yourselves" he said.
"Are you ready to go?" Lando asked, leaned closer to me and kissed my cheek.
"Yes" I smiled, waved at Jamie and Jess, and looked at Max again. "Be safe yeah?"
He nodded. "Like I said, don't worry about me"
"Okay" I said before leaving the club with Lando.
Max was right about one thing, Lando liked me way more than I realized.
He was kissing me, touching me, cuddling me.
"Fuck" he mumbled as we were laying in bed together. "I can't believe you're laying next to me right now"
"Yeah who would've expected that after you paid me to seduce Jordan"
"I admit, that was a big mistake on my part" he chuckled.
He didn't even ask if I ever found out what happened with Francesca.
He just didn't seem to care anymore.
And maybe it was better like that, after almost nine months, it was time that he moved on.
But I wasn't gonna lead him on, I was leaving soon. I had to leave because I was absolutely broke.
I wasn't gonna ask Lando for the 85k, that would just be insane.
And Monaco was only affordable for the rich, which I was not.
"I found a job in Italy" I said. "Oh that's great" he smiled, probably didn't realize what it meant.
But he realized it pretty quickly. "You're not leaving, are you?"
"Yeah well, that's what happens when you find a job in another country"
"Yeah then reject the job and stay here, with me?" He chuckled, pulled me in his arms and nuzzled his face against my neck.
I brushed my hands through his hair. "Lando, I need that job, I am broke"
And I had no degree or experience whatsoever. So I was actually quite happy that I found this job.
"Then live here, use my money, I don't care"
"Lando" I mumbled. "You know that's not possible"
I mean, it was possible, but for once in my life, I wanted to do the right thing.
"You are seriously leaving?" He sat up straight, shook his head. "I'm having a deja vu"
"That's not fair" I sighed. "It's not the same"
We shared a couple of kisses, weren't even dating.
He turned his head to me. "So you're gonna deny the chemistry we have?"
"No" I shrugged. "You can come to Italy with me"
He chuckled. "No I can't"
"Why not?"
He shrugged. He had no reason, he just wanted to stay in Monaco.
"I like you Xanthi, a lot" he laid back down next to me, put his hand on my cheek. "And if you decide to come back, I promise I'll drop everyone and everything for you"
"Promise?" I held my pinky up. He chuckled, put his pinky around mine. "Promise"
"Everyone?" I asked.
He pressed his lips against mine. "Everyone" he mumbled.
