Hehe this one was a bit of a boredom buster for me...and I think maybe for Emz lol I wrote it with no intention of putting it on here :P but wayhay I've kinda of forgotten about my ff account so I thought I'd upload this one just cause. Thanks to Laura, Abii, as1999 and Emzie for reviewing. Here you go...next UD maybe Wednesday...if I remember :P XxPip
Pale morning sunlight spread through the room as the curtains billowed out and in, in the wind from the doors that had been left ajar. As the breeze blew gently across Emma's face she stirred, flipping onto her side and rolling into the centre of the bed before coming into contact with a warm lump. Reaching out a hand she ran it over the lump and smiled as her hand closed around an ear. Tweaking it slightly she heard Will grumble and then sit upright as he realised that Emma was lying next to him.
"Mornin'." He said groggily as she turned over and looked up at him. "Maybe we shouldn't drink quite so much tonight." Will added as he saw her put a hand to her head.
"Mmmm yeah…but it was fun." Emma mused, a smirk making it's way onto her lips as she recalled Will's face as she emerged from the room and stepped out onto the balcony with him, her skirt floating round her knees and her top showing off her slender shoulders.
"So…you know some Italian then?" Will asked, as he reached across, pouring more wine into Emma's glass after they'd ordered, or rather she'd ordered for the both.
"Yeah, Dad was always a freak about languages…so I learnt French, German, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese." Emma reeled off, smiling across the table at him. "It's so nice here…I've never actually been to Italy." She admitted as she looked around at all the couples in the tables near them.
"Yeah it's nice…but don't you feel a little out of place you know like everyone else here being all romantic and stuff." He muttered in a low voice.
"Have you no acting skills William?" Emma mocked him as she reached across the table, entwining her fingers through his, her foot sliding out of her shoe and running seductively up the inside of his calf muscle. Will bit his lip to contain his amusement, shivers running up and down his spine as Emma's thumb began circling the inside of his palm.
"I have very good acting skills Miss Keane thank you very much." Will whispered as he caught her foot under the table, his hand running needlessly up and down her bare leg.
"Yeah…it was good." Will repeated, as he rolled out of bed walking across to where his bag was lying and bending over it. Emma bit her lip, trying to avert her eyes from Will's toned upper body but failing miserably. Standing up with a pile of clothes under his arm Will caught her eyes and winked at her as he disappeared into the bathroom and she heard the noise of the shower starting up, drowning out her thoughts.
Will stood under the warm spray, letting it cleanse his mind as he tried to stop himself thinking of Emma, the touch of her skin beneath his fingers and the way she'd kissed his cheek goodnight as though she wished it could have been more. Patting his skin dry with the towel a few minutes later Will changed and returned to the bedroom to see Emma lying face down on the bed, again fast asleep.
Creeping over he placed a hand on either shoulder and squeezed them so she flipped over, a scared expression on her face until she saw Will laughing down at her. "Will!" She shrieked, launching herself at him, an arm round his neck as she slapped him gently across the cheek, her legs landing on either side of his waist.
Will leant back against the wall, not taking his gaze from Emma's. Opening her mouth slightly she ran her tongue along her lips as she suddenly noticed how dry they were. Will bit his lip, looking down nervously at her before coming to his senses and dropping her to the floor. "I'll uh…I'll go and have a shower." Emma muttered, as she walked reluctantly away from him.
Slapping his palm off his forehead as Emma disappeared Will flopped back onto the bed, how come he always managed to bottle it? On the other side of the door Emma was leaning against the wood, her breathing slowly returning to normal as she calmed down. Closing her eyes she imagined the way Will's breath had tickled her cheek, how his hands had been resting on her lower back and the look of lust in his eyes as she'd leant in closer.
Emma paused as she stood outside the shower cubicle; looking around frantically she saw that she'd forgotten to take her clothes in with her. Wrapping the towel tightly around her she unlocked the door and slipped from the room, groaning silently as she saw that Will was lying on the bed reading a book and he'd looked up at the sound of the lock turning.
"I uh…I forgot my clothes." Emma blushed as she moved over to the cupboards where all of her clothes lay neatly folded in the drawers. Bending down to slide open the drawers, Will's eyes widened as her already short towel rose up exposing more of Emma's bare legs. Lowering her eyes as she walked back across the room Emma tucked her hair behind her ear, disappearing back into the bathroom, leaving Will alone with his thoughts.
A knock on the door interrupted these thoughts however and Will hurried over to answer it. There stood Valentino, looking nervously over his shoulder and then back at Will. "We go." He said simply, beckoning for Will to follow his lead.
"Hang on a minute, Emma's almost done…aren't you?" He called, tapping gently on the bathroom door which flew open under his touch to reveal Emma standing in a pair of black cords, her deep pink top offsetting the 'work' look. "Come on Em, Valentino's here." He said, as she stood looking between the two of them.
"Oh right yeah of course." Emma garbled as she stuffed her feet into a pair of sandals and hurried out of the room, locking the door quickly behind her and passing the keys back to Will.
"I take you down. You say nothing to Paolo…he good man but get nasty fast. He know people, they no know he good though. Be careful." Valentino warned them softly as they descended the stairs towards the reception where a man was leaning casually against one of the pillars, picking at his nails and acting generally quite bored.
As they reached him he stood tall, towering above the three of them and shaking both Will and Valentino's hands before turning to Emma and kissing her on both cheeks. Blushing Emma turned sideways and avoided Will's eyes which were now boring into the side of her head as her blush faded. Still, she couldn't help but notice that Paolo was very good looking!
"Hello my name is Paolo I take you to meet Demitri and his men. They will show you Rome today and I will look after you." He said, his English flowing perfectly unlike Valentino's which was stilted and at times difficult to understand.
Feeling bad for Valentino who was now standing with his head bowed, slightly apart from them Emma turned back to him and kissed him on the cheek before she left with Will and Paolo, noticing a small smile creep on Valentino's face before she lost sight of him as the doors shut behind her.