Chapter 24 What Happened Here?

• God, I hope Sullivan can't hear the beating of my heart, because if he could, it would be a huge embarrassment for me. The streets of Florence at this hour are practically empty as tourists and locals seek private places to engage in typical activities of the area; my legs feel unsteady while my hands sweat at the thought that soon I will have Hugo in front of me again, perhaps questioning what we did wrong and why we reached this point.
• Dad spent years trying to keep us apart while I wanted to believe that our love was strong enough to overcome every obstacle life would throw at us, but nothing has been easy. I had to sacrifice myself all this time to protect him, but just one word from Aaron made me question if this was right. Has Hugo ever done anything to protect me? Why should I always be the one one step ahead to cover our backs?
• I didn't want to think too much about this, maybe my ex-boyfriend thought the consequences for me would be less because I was my father's daughter, or maybe he was too cowardly to face dad and that's why he was in this city. I needed to see with my own eyes and hear from his own mouth if we were both on the right path or if our perfect teenage love had already ended.