Otto looked upon the gift that Sunny had given him. It was a silver
chain necklace with a small, silver, flame-shaped charm on it. He flipped
it over to read, "Happy Birthday, Otto. with love, Sunny," engraved on it.
He smiled and put the necklace on.
"Looks good on you." Sunny beamed, happy he had liked his present.
The rest of the night was spent dancing the saltarello, and hanging out with family. Otto couldn't stop looking down at his chest, at his necklace. It was the best present he had gotten. He swore to himself that he'd never take it off.
Finally, at twelve AM, the party was over. Everyone was tired, so they kissed Otto goodbye, wished him a happy birthday, and headed home. His Aunt Fabiana dragged out of the kitchen.
"My, what a party! It was a real hoot!" She sighed, exasperated. She wiped her forehead and leant against the wall.
"Thanks for the party, Fabiana. It was awesome." Otto gave his pooped aunt a hug.
"Aww, you're very welcome." She hugged him back and kissed his forehead.
"Well, we'd better be going. I'm esaurito. I need some rest now." Mrs. Belvidere thanked her daughter and she, her husband, Otto, and Sunny left.
Sunny sat on the roof of the Belvidere's apartment and gazed upon the stars. It had only been three days so far since Sunny had left California to come to Italy, but it felt like forever. She had met the Belvideres those three days ago, but now she felt like she had known them for years. She loved them as much as if they were her own grandparents.
Sunny heard a door shut behind her. She turned around to see Otto walking through the doorway. He advanced towards her and sat down beside her.
"So, how is everything?" he asked curiously. He put his arm around her, and she leant against him.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, how is everything here?" He studied the silent city of Florence.
"Oh, it's cool." She didn't know what else to say, since there was so many things.
"So my family isn't annoying, or anything?"
"Not at all! You're family is great." They were both silent for a few moments.
Sunny broke the silence with a question. "Do you really like my gift? I mean, if you don't, I can return it."
"Yeah, I love it. But there is one thing that is so much better than this necklace." Otto toyed with the flame charm, making the city lights reflect off of it. "You have no idea how much it means to me that you came here with me. If you didn't, I couldn't have even thought of anything else but you the whole time. It's been so hectic I never got a chance to thank you for coming. So thanks."
Sunny smiled at the sweet statement. "No, it should be me thanking you. If it weren't for you and your grandparents, I wouldn't even be here. So thanks.and you're welcome."
"You're welcome, too." He looked down at her and kissed her delicately on the lips.
Sunny yawned and stated, "I'm so tired. I'm gonna go to sleep now, okay?" She stood and took one more look at the city.
Otto stood as well, and agreed. "Yeah, me too. Come on, let's go in." They both walked in and went downstairs.
"Hey, you know, I guess I'm not as tired as I thought I was. Why don't we stay down here for a few minutes and watch TV," Otto suggested.
"Sure, but if I fall asleep, just leave me on the couch, okay?" Sunny rubbed her eyes and sat down on the plush, leather couch. Otto sat down beside her and turned on the TV with the remote.
For about an hour, they watched Nick-at-Nite, and by the end of "All In the Family," Sunny had fallen asleep, her head resting on Otto's shoulder.
Otto's eyes were beginning to feel heavy, and he didn't want to wake up Sunny by getting up, so he just watched a few more minutes of TV.
Mrs. Belvidere walked into the living room around three to cut off the TV. She glanced at the couch to see Sunny with her head on Otto's shoulder, and Otto leaning his head on Sunny's.
"Aww, how dolce. I won't wake them up." She smiled and went back to bed.
"Looks good on you." Sunny beamed, happy he had liked his present.
The rest of the night was spent dancing the saltarello, and hanging out with family. Otto couldn't stop looking down at his chest, at his necklace. It was the best present he had gotten. He swore to himself that he'd never take it off.
Finally, at twelve AM, the party was over. Everyone was tired, so they kissed Otto goodbye, wished him a happy birthday, and headed home. His Aunt Fabiana dragged out of the kitchen.
"My, what a party! It was a real hoot!" She sighed, exasperated. She wiped her forehead and leant against the wall.
"Thanks for the party, Fabiana. It was awesome." Otto gave his pooped aunt a hug.
"Aww, you're very welcome." She hugged him back and kissed his forehead.
"Well, we'd better be going. I'm esaurito. I need some rest now." Mrs. Belvidere thanked her daughter and she, her husband, Otto, and Sunny left.
Sunny sat on the roof of the Belvidere's apartment and gazed upon the stars. It had only been three days so far since Sunny had left California to come to Italy, but it felt like forever. She had met the Belvideres those three days ago, but now she felt like she had known them for years. She loved them as much as if they were her own grandparents.
Sunny heard a door shut behind her. She turned around to see Otto walking through the doorway. He advanced towards her and sat down beside her.
"So, how is everything?" he asked curiously. He put his arm around her, and she leant against him.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, how is everything here?" He studied the silent city of Florence.
"Oh, it's cool." She didn't know what else to say, since there was so many things.
"So my family isn't annoying, or anything?"
"Not at all! You're family is great." They were both silent for a few moments.
Sunny broke the silence with a question. "Do you really like my gift? I mean, if you don't, I can return it."
"Yeah, I love it. But there is one thing that is so much better than this necklace." Otto toyed with the flame charm, making the city lights reflect off of it. "You have no idea how much it means to me that you came here with me. If you didn't, I couldn't have even thought of anything else but you the whole time. It's been so hectic I never got a chance to thank you for coming. So thanks."
Sunny smiled at the sweet statement. "No, it should be me thanking you. If it weren't for you and your grandparents, I wouldn't even be here. So thanks.and you're welcome."
"You're welcome, too." He looked down at her and kissed her delicately on the lips.
Sunny yawned and stated, "I'm so tired. I'm gonna go to sleep now, okay?" She stood and took one more look at the city.
Otto stood as well, and agreed. "Yeah, me too. Come on, let's go in." They both walked in and went downstairs.
"Hey, you know, I guess I'm not as tired as I thought I was. Why don't we stay down here for a few minutes and watch TV," Otto suggested.
"Sure, but if I fall asleep, just leave me on the couch, okay?" Sunny rubbed her eyes and sat down on the plush, leather couch. Otto sat down beside her and turned on the TV with the remote.
For about an hour, they watched Nick-at-Nite, and by the end of "All In the Family," Sunny had fallen asleep, her head resting on Otto's shoulder.
Otto's eyes were beginning to feel heavy, and he didn't want to wake up Sunny by getting up, so he just watched a few more minutes of TV.
Mrs. Belvidere walked into the living room around three to cut off the TV. She glanced at the couch to see Sunny with her head on Otto's shoulder, and Otto leaning his head on Sunny's.
"Aww, how dolce. I won't wake them up." She smiled and went back to bed.
