"good morning, anna maria." i smiled when i got to the kitchen.
"good morning, miss adelaide. how'd you sleep?" she asked me as she rummaged through the refrigerator.
"very well." i told her. she turned away from the refrigerator, looking at me.
"morning swim?" she asked me, looking down at my white bikini that was tight to my tan skin.
"yes ma'am." i replied.
"well i'm leaving in about 10 minutes... i cut a fruit tray for you in the fridge. i should be back in around two hours." she told me. i nodded and told her goodbye before heading out to the pool. i laid my towel out on one of the beach chairs, setting my water bottle down next to it.
i laid out, the hot sun being absorbed by my skin. i put my sunglasses on and closed my eyes. i was only laying out for around 15 minutes when i heard the door open and then close. i looked up from my spot by the pool and noticed colby had come out of his home.
"well good morning." he smiled as i pulled up sunglasses off to look at him. he was wearing a pair of light blue swim trunks and was going shirtless. if only i were 8 years older.
"good morning." i smiled to him. it had been two week since colby came here. we have gotten along pretty well. he comes into town with me a good bit and the two of us had grown fairly close over the days.
"mind if i come lay out with you?" he asked me.
"please do." i smiled to him.
"how are you?" he asked me as he laid on the day bed next to mine.
"i could be better." i laughed. "i have a knot in my back." i told him.
"well, lucky for you, i'm very good at getting knots out." he admitted. "sit up." he instructed, getting off of the other bed. i did as he said, not wanting to seem strange.
he came up behind me, putting his big hands on my shoulders and began massaging my back.
"that feels so nice." i said, letting out a breath.
"it does." he hummed. i felt him sit down behind me as he continued to rub my shoulders for a few minutes. eventually he slowed down, placing a kiss on my neck from behind, making me suck in a breath. "feel any better?" he asked me, acting as though he did not just kiss me.
"uh... yeah it does. thanks." i said, clearing my throat that had ran dry.
"swim with me, adelaide?" he asked.
"um... sure." i said, not sure as to what was going on. colby got into the pool, reaching for my hand to lead me in.
"this is so refreshing." he said before ascending under the water. i laughed at him when he emerged.
"it is. it's so peaceful out here." i responded, swimming in the opposite direction of him. "i'll have to take you to the river someday. you'd love it." i told him with a small smile.
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"oh, i forgot you've never been in here before." i laughed when we entered my bedroom. colby and i swam for quite some time before going into my house to eat. i had brought the fruit tray out to the pool and we finished it so we went in and i made him some authentic italian pasta. i told him we could eat in my room and watch a movie or something.
"this room is cute. exactly how i imagined it." he said. imagined it? has he thought of what my room looks like before? the room is big but cozy and i have a cute little balcony. we sat on my bed, both of us now in dry swimsuits.
"thank you." i smiled, taking a sip of the red wine i had chose for us. the drinking age in italy is 16, thankfully. that's how it should be everywhere.
"this pasta is delicious." he praised me, taking another bite. it made me smile because he looked adorable while doing so.
"thanks, colby. it would've been better if i would have had more time." i laughed.
"it's perfect... just like you." he nearly mumbled, however it was still audible. the deepest blush took over my face as i took another bite of pasta, focusing on the movie he had put on.
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"ready to go?" colby asked me as we stood by the bikes. colby has been preoccupied for the past 2 weeks with work things... which is the reason he's here so that's understandable. he's been here for a month now.
"ready." i smiled, throwing a leg over my bike. i was taking him to the river today. a few of my friends will also be there. the ride there was fairly quiet, both of us just taking in the warmth of the summer day.
we arrived and i dragged him to the water, a few of my friends already there. stefan, elena, stella and lorenzo has arrived before us so we were still waiting on lennon, hayes, kai and luca.
"hey guys! this is colby!" i introduced. most of them speak basic english but aren't fluent. however they can keep a conversation going. so between the basic italian that colby speaks and the basic english they speak, they should be fine.
"hi! i'm elena." el smiled, shaking his hand.
"nice to see you again." stefan smiled, throwing colby a small wave, colby returning it.
"elena and stefan are siblings and then this is stella and that's enzo." i said, pointing to the two.
colby said hello to them. there had to be at least 100 people there already. it's the spot for pretty much all teenagers in portifino.
"today has been fun." colby said to me. we spent the whole day jumping into the river. it was a beautiful day.
"it has been. would you like to eat dinner with me tonight?" i asked him, knowing my parents and anna maria were around at all this weekend.
"sure." he smiled as we got onto our bikes.
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"this place is beautiful." i said to colby when we entered. "my parents used to bring me here all of the time." i told him. he grabbed my hand, pulling me to stop.
"you look very beautiful, adelaide." he told me. i looked down at my baby blue sundress and my curly hair.
"thank you." i smiled, pushing my hair behind my ear, a deep blush across my face. the next thing i knew, he was leaning in to kiss me. shocked, i also leaned in, our lips connecting. our lips moved in sync for a moment before we both pulled apart. a nearly tingly feeling was left on my lips as they involuntarily curved into a small smile as i started at the boy in front of me.
"so beautiful." he mumbled, leaning in and placing another kiss upon my lips. stood by the water, kissing a boy 8 years older than me was not in my summer plans but boy am i happy that it happened. he pulled away again and placed his hands on my cheeks. "what do you say we head home?" he asked. thankfully again, the consent age in italy is 16 so it was not illegal for him to kiss me.
"that sounds perfect." i replied as he grabbed my hand.
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