I reached out to the letter,s. but my fingers were shaking so hard that I couldn’t get it. Luke noticed and gently pushed the glass of water towards me, while Matteo sat in the chair to my right.

“Luke, you were the first to ask if Paola would leave too. Do you remember? It was a Sunday, after you heard her and saying she had to go home.”

“She promised you she would be back on Tuesday, and on Tuesday she came, even though she had a fever and had just finished a lap at the hospital.”
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“Since that day, I’ve realized that I hadn’t just fallen in love with a good woman. I had fallen in love with someone who knew how to make a promise.”

Luke covered his face with his palms.

“I remember,” he said. I remember telling him not to let you go.
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I looked at him surprised.

You never told me.

I was little. I thought if I told you, you’d be upset.

I reached out my hand and patted his cheek.

Why would I be angry?

“Because I already had a mother. And I didn’t know if I was allowed to love you too.
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