The Italian Man

Chapter 11: Home Sweet Home!

Veronica

'Wtf is that?' I feel something vibrating. I open my eyes and it's still dark out. I shift over to find what's vibrating, and turns out it's my alarm. It's only 8:30, I close my eyes to go back to sleep and I realize one thing. Well I realize several things;

1. I'm not in my hotel room.

2. I slept with Giovanni last night.

3. I have to be at the airport in an hour with Dani.

OH MY GOD, what the actual fuck! I slowly get out of bed trying not to wake Giovanni. I picked up my articles of clothing, and shove them into my bag. I take one of Giovanni's sweatshirts and shorts and put them on. I made my way downstairs and called a cab. It took about 20 minutes for me to get to the hotel. I paid the fare and made my way up to the room. I enter the hotel room only to find Dani staring at me with questioning eyes, I gave her a look meaning I'll explain later. I walked over to my room and stepped into the shower.

I put the water on the hottest setting. I can't believe I slept with him. I was saving myself for the right one. One little temptation and all my morals went to shit. I took a pretty long shower without even realizing it, my mind was just heaving with all the thoughts running through it.

I got out the shower and dried myself, put on some undergarments, put back on Giovanni's sweatshirt and some tights. I finished getting dressed around 9:20. I made my way out of my room with my bags, ready to go.

"You ready ?" I asked Dani.

"Yeah, I was just waiting on you." She replied.

With our bags hand in hand, we took the elevator downstairs and waited for a taxi. The taxi arrived pretty quickly, packed our suitcases into the trunk and soon we were off to the airport. I listened to music for the duration of the car ride, sitting with Dani in a comfortable silence. Once at the airport we checked our bags in and it took forever to get through security so I guess Dani had a reason for making us leave so early. I got something to eat for breakfast as we made our way to the gate.

"So what happened?" Dani asked.

I let out a big sigh, "I slept with him." I mumbled.

"I'm sorry you what? I can't hear you with all that mumbling." She said.

"I slept with him." I stated a bit louder.

"HUHHH? But like- .. you were ??" She stuttered.

"Ughh, I don't wanna talk about it, I'm super just disappointed in myself and I honestly just wanna get home" I replied.

"Wow, okay. I hope you know I love you." She said while coming over to give me a hug.

"Anyways did you miss me last night?" I teased.

"No. I made pasta and watched charmed all night." She smiled.

"WOW! So you just hate me? That's wild." I joked.

Dani and I chatted for about another 20 minutes just talking about going home and starting college.

I looked at my phone to check the time and it was 11:20, we should start boarding soon. As soon as I put my phone back in my pocket, I felt it vibrate. It was a text from Giovanni.

"Where are you? Why did you leave?" It read.

"I'm on my way home. Good bye Giovanni" I replied.

I put my phone on silent, and Dani nudged me to let me know that it was time to board. We gave our boarding pass to the lady at the desk and began walking towards the plane.

"Are you ready to go home?" Dani asked.

"More than ready, I miss my family." I replied.

"Same." She said.

We made our way onto the plane and found our seats. The flight was going to be pretty long giving me time to reflect on this trip. I put my headphones in and start playing Trilogy album by the Weeknd.

This trip was honestly amazing. I enjoyed every moment about it, except maybe getting into that fight with Giovanni. Nonetheless it was an amazing experience. I can't wait to see what college has in store for me. I loved it here in Italy but I love it even more back home.

I let all my thoughts run wild through my head. I let out a long sigh and decided to take a nap. That's how I cope with things, naps.

I woke up to Dani telling me that we've landed.

"Can't believe I slept the whole flight." I told her.

"Must be nice, you know I can't sleep on planes." She muttered bitterly.

I let out a chuckle as we started walking off the plane. We walked to baggage claim to claim our bags. Once we grabbed our bags, I waved for a taxi.

"Are you happy to be home?" Dani asked me.

"I'm more relieved than anything, knowing that I'm halfway across the world from Giovanni.." I trailed off.

"I still can't believe you slept with him." She replied.

I turned bright red and shoved her shoulder, "STOOPP!" I borderline yelled at her.

"Are you not even going to tell me how it was V?" She questioned.

"Oh my goodness Dani, are you not going to let this go??" I asked, while rolling my eyes.

"No, Im not going to drop this until you tell me what the fuck happened." She said.

"Okay, fine I'll tell you when we get to the apartment." I sighed.

Just as I finished my sentence the taxi I hailed pulled in front of us. We put our bags into the trunk and then fit into the back seat. We made some small talk with our driver to pass the time. It took us about 30 minutes to get to our apartment. We got out the taxi, grabbed our bags, and tipped the driver. We made our way through the main lobby and up the elevator and to our apartment. Finally reaching our apartment, Dani unlocked the door and I stepped in after her locking the door.

"I'm so happy to be home" I said, falling onto the couch.

"Are you hungry V?" Dani asked.

"Yeah, I'm starved. I'm going go take a shower first though." I replied, while yawning.

"Okay, I'm going to make some grilled cheese for us." She said.

"Thank you Dani." I replied.

I made my way down the hallway towards my room with my suitcase. I threw my suitcase into my room and then made my way to the bathroom. Once in the bathroom I turned the water on warm and and and stepped in. I washed my hair and the rest of my body. I then washed my face. Once I finished the shower, I went into my room to finish my skincare routine and put on some comfy clothes. I finally opened my phone and saw that I had a couple of calls from Giovanni but I  didn't care. I ended up calling my parents and letting them know I was back in the States safe and sound and told them some stories about Italy, not mentioning Giovanni. I chatted with them for a couple of minutes then hanging up. I know Dani said she was making grilled cheese but I was pretty exhausted. I decided to just rest my eyes for a couple of minutes. Next thing I know, I fell into a dreamless sleep.

Author's Note: Hey guys, its been a while.. please don't hate me LOLL. College was a lot harder than I thought and then COVID-19, this year has just been a disaster buttttt I'm hoping to be way more consistent with this book since I'm on summer vacation. This chapter is kinda short, but don't worry the next one will be way longer. Anyways vote, like, and share my book. Bye guys, love y'all!