God he was...amazing, I never thought I could fall in love with someone so quickly, then again maybe I never fell out of love with him. Millie thought happily.
She lay there that morning for a long time just staring at David's sleeping face, the images and feelings of their erotic night replaying in her mind.
He awoke a few minutes later.
David smiled at her lovingly and replied happily "Hey you, did you sleep well?"
Millie nodded and said blissfully "Yes I did."
She snaked her arms around his neck and kissed him softly.
David grinned and replied cheerfully "Thank you, so how about some breakfast?"
She smiled and said joyously "Sounds perfect."
With that they had, showered together and gotten dressed.
David hailed a cab which took them to a small but upscale café near the hotel.
As they ate Millie said sheepishly "You know you didn't need to fly me all the way out here, I mean we could of just stayed in Ann Arbor and gone on a normal date."
David reached his right hand across the table for hers she let him take it, and he squeezed it softly.
He smiled and replied sincerely "Millie I wanted to do all of this because I really care and love you, so please don't give it a second thought okay?"
Millie grinned and said content " All right, thanks David that is very sweet of you to say, I love, you."
He squeezed her hand once more and replied softly "I love, you."
After David had paid the bill the couple got into another cab to go see the Colosseum.
She linked her right hand with his they softly swung their hands back and forth slowly as they walked towards one of the seventh wonders of the world.
Millie said excitedly "You know that this has always been one of my go-to travel destinations."
He squeezed her hand gently once and replied nonchalantly "I know."
Millie gave him a inquisitive look and said jokingly "It sounds like you've had more practice at this than I originally thought."
David smiled and quipped wryly "Maybe."
She pushed him away and replied mockingly "I am so breaking up with you!"
David wound his right arm around her waist and kissed her warmly.
Millie grinned and said playfully "Okay we're staying together."
He smiled and replied happily 'I'm glad come on, let's go."
They linked right hands again and continued on walking toward the Colosseum.
When they eventually got to the front gate they were disappointed to see a guard locking it and putting a barricade in front of it.
David sprinted up to the guard and asked hurriedly "Wait a second do you think we could get a small tour?"
The guard shook his head and replied in very broken English "I'm a sorry but it's a closed."
She asked questionably "It's closed?"
The man nodded and replied officially "Yes it is a closed."
David scoffed and said irritated "That's just great you know we came all this way to just stand outside!"
Millie said contently "Really David, it's all right I mean I got to see it from the outside that's enough for me, come on, let's go."
He quipped annoyed "Thanks for nothing!" With that he stormed off.
She turned to the guard and replied apologetically "I'm so sorry I don't know what's gotten into him, cíao."
Millie waved and went off to see where David had gotten to.
She began to walk to where she had last seen him.
Suddenly she stopped when she heard David calling her name, "Millie over here!"
Millie turned and saw that he had somehow opened the locked gate where the guard had placed the barricade.
He was holding the gate wide open smiling from ear to ear.
She walked over to him and asked confused "How the hell did you do that?"
David grinned still holding the gate wide open.
He asked mischievously "Come on how about a private tour, just the two of us?"
Millie looked at the lock laying on the ground, bells immediately began ringing inside her head. The lock looked to be considerably strong she wondered how David could of opened the gate.
She asked discerningly "The guard we spoke to before locked the gate I saw him do it, how did you manage to unlock it without a key?"
He shrugged and replied coolly "It must not of been a strong lock."
Millie nervously tucked her hair behind her right ear and said anxiously "David we can't just break into the Colosseum!"
David smiled and said reassuringly "Come on didn't you say that this was on the top of your go-to travel destinations?"
She now tucked her hair behind her left ear and replied uncertainly "Well... yeah... but, we could get into major trouble if we get caught."
David let go of the gate, he walked over to her, took her right hand in his own and squeezed it softly.
He smiled and replied persuasively "Millie when else are we gonna get this another opportunity like this, I promise we won't stay long."
Millie sighed and she smiled softly.
She squeezed his hand back and said convinced "Okay, just a quick look around, let's go before someone sees us!"
With that he pulled her into the gate.
She could hardly believe her eyes the inside of the Colosseum was even more breathtakingly beautiful then the outside.
The afternoon sun streamed onto the columns and pillars it refracted off the ancient stones to give them a fantastic sparkle.
Millie gasped.
She looked around and replied awestruck "Oh my god this is so amazing!"
David nodded and said agreeably "Yeah it is something else isn't it?"
He wrapped his right arm around her waist, they kissed warmly for a few seconds.
They then made their way to a balcony which overlooked a series of catacombs.
His arm still around her waist she turned to him and replied happily "I'm glad we're here, I wouldn't trade this experience for anything right now."
David squeezed her softly and said lovingly "Yeah me either."
She gently pulled out of his embrace and went to look down over the banister.
Millie replied knowingly "Down in those catacombs is where the ancient Romans would keep the lions and gladiators in cages."
David said enthusiastically "We should go down there and check it out."
She replied skeptically "No one can get down there it's off limits even when the this place is officially open."
He whispered cryptically "Nothing is off limits, not for me."
Millie scoffed and replied confused "David what are you talking about?"
She turned around but saw that he had disappeared.
Millie shouted "David where are you?"
She soon heard his voice "Millie over here!"
Millie followed to where his voice was coming from.
David had manged to open yet another gate which she guessed went to the bowels of the Colosseum.
He was once again grinning slyly and replied eagerly "Let's see where these stairs lead."
Nervously Millie hitched the strap of her purse higher onto her right shoulder.
She asked suspiciously "Was the lock on that door not as strong too?"
David nodded and replied dismissively "Must be our lucky day, so do you wanna go?"
Millie put her hands on her hips and said reluctantly "David I said I would take a quick look around, I think we've pushed our luck to the limit, let's go."
Once again that day he took her right hand and squeezed it softly.
David then replied convincingly "I know it's been a bit longer than I said, but you can't deny that you are having a amazing time right?"
She said undecided"Well... yeah I'm having a very nice time, it's just I don't want us to get into trouble."
David squeezed her right hand and replied promisingly "Look if there is nothing interesting down these stairs we'll leave."
Millie smiled and said reassured "All right let's go."
David grinned and hurriedly pulled her down the steps.
They entered a underground room, on a pedestal in the middle there was a large armless statue of a woman covered in plastic.
To their left there was a door, on it was sign written in Italian.
David pulled on it to try and open it but the door remained locked.
Millie giggled and replied wryly "I think karma is trying to tell you something."
He turned around and said teasingly "Oh so you speak Italian fluently now do you?"
She laughed and replied jokingly "No."
David smiled he pointed to the sign and said knowingly " Well l'ingresso means "enter here."
Millie laughed again and quipped "Oh, I'm so sorry I thought the sign read "bullshit."
He smiled and replied happily "Listen do you think you could wait here while I go around and see if I can open it from the other side?"
She nodded and said affectionately "All right just don't take too long."
David walked over to her and gave her a passionate kiss.
They broke apart and he said reassuringly "Don't worry the culture shock will wear off soon, I won't be long, just stay here."
She smiled and replied assured "Okay, be careful."
David grinned and said comfortingly "I will be."
With that he left.