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After what seemed like hours, I walked over to the arrivals gate. I was looking at all the other people who were waiting as well, husbands, wives, children; it was pleasing seeing them all with smiles on their faces while we waited for the gate to open. I played with my hair and checked my teeth for any lipstick; this older woman was watching me, chuckling to herself. "Are you waiting for your husband dear?" she said standing next to me.

"Oh no... Just a friend" I said to her.

"Must be a special friend" she said. I just smiled kindly.

The gates then opened and I intently looked through the crowd of people who were coming through the gates. I couldn't see him, but the older woman had found her loved one who seemed to be her husband. She winked at me as the two left. I looked back and there I saw him. This tall, tanned, blue eyed man that I was in love with. A smile grew over my face as I watched him search through the crowd. He then spotted me and a smile grew over his face as he came walking toward me with his arms open. I ran toward him and hugged him. The feeling of his arms around me was so nice, I felt like I could stay in his embrace forever. His smell was intoxicating. He then pulled me back. "Lea!" he yelled "I missed you so much!"

"I missed you too."

"No I really... missed you" he said putting his hands on my shoulders, looking down at my face. I got a little lost in his stare, I then spotter his new facial hair.

"I see you've grown out a beard."

He laughed touching his face. "Yeah, all the chicks dig facial hair in Rome" he joked "do you like it?"

I smiled and nodded "well... everything looks good on you."

He grinned then started touching the jacket I was wearing "hey you're wearing my jacket!"

"Yeah... I thought I'd return it to you" I said taking it off.

"No... Leave it on, you keep it, it looks way better on you" he said. I could feel myself blush, so I stared at the ground trying to hide my embarrassment.

"So... should we go?" I said when I felt my face go back to its original caramel colour.

"Yeah... but there's just someone I want you to meet" he said looking back.

I looked at the gate and there was this young woman talking to one of the airport staff. She then looked over to us and walked in our direction. She was this gorgeous tall, thin woman, with luscious gold hair and bright green eyes. She had perfect teeth; perfect clear skin and she just looked perfect. I was disheartened when I looked to Randy who had a huge smile on her face.

"Come here Ivana" he called to her. She smiled at him then linked her arm with his. I felt my heart drop into my intestines. I smiled kindly.

"Lea, this is Ivana... my girlfriend." His words were like swords being stabbed into my chest.

I smiled even bigger, grinning with my teeth, trying to trick my mind into at least not falling to pieces right now in front of this woman.

"Hello."

"Nice to meet you, I've heard so much about you" she said in her Italian accent, it sounded harmonious. She then opened her arms and engulfed me into a hug.

"Ivana... Lea is my best friend in the whole world; I can't imagine my life without her." I smiled at him, feeling a little better that he held me up so highly."But Ivana, just stole my heart." Randy stole a kiss from her, she grinned at him, the two staring into each other's eyes. Watching the two was eating at my soul.

"So I guess we should be going" I interjected.

...

The drive home was unbearable. The two explained how they met each other. Randy was explaining about how he was at this cafe in Rome and he was waiting for one of his mates, while he waited there was this woman sitting at the table next to him. She was waiting for her friend. Randy explaining how he noticed this beautiful woman and he just was blown away by her beauty, he watched her read her Italian Vogue Magazine while she sipped on her macchiato. She looked up at him and he immediately turned to look away, she smiled knowing he was watching her. She continued to look at him, while he quickly looked at her to see that she was staring at him. He blushed and she chuckled. He then got up out of his seat and introduced himself and the rest has been love. I had explained how I was here for business and she told me that she was an inspiring model. "Of course she was a model" I thought. The two then started meeting every day after that and then on the last day I asked her if she would come home with me and she agreed.

"I really wanted you all to meet her" said Randy.

I smiled at him. "Everyone will love her" I said "she's lovely." Randy grinned.

We had pulled into the driveway of my double storey home which I shared with my Dad. There Dad stood, he was quite muscled man, with a dark blonde ponytail flowing from his head, he was outside with a huge smile on his face. Randy grinned upon seeing him; he got out of the car and hugged him. "Randy my boy!" said Dad.

"Good to see you Paul."

Dad noticed the other woman standing behind him "and I see you've brought me a nice souvenir." I shook my head in embarrassment.

Randy laughed. "No she's mine, sorry bud... this is Ivana, my girlfriend."

"Hello" she said walking up to the duo.

"Nice to meet you Ivana" said Dad "that is a lovely accent." Ivana smiled.

"Well please come inside, have something to eat before you go home" said Dad "Lea will whip something up for you; you guys must be tired from the flight."

They all walked in, I was in the kitchen, making some coffee while the others were being entertained by my father. "So how was Italy? Besides the women?"

"It was great, the food and the things to see... it was awesome" said Randy "I forgot I was there for work."

"Well at least tell me you got some work done?"

"I did, but I did play a little bit" said Randy holding Ivana's hand.

Ivana looked around the house and all she saw were paintings. "Wow, these paintings are amazing, these must be Lea's."

"That's my little girl, the artist in the family"

"She's incredible"

"She is" said Randy getting up "I'm just going to see how she's going." Dad nodded.

"Randy told me about Lea's mother, I'm sorry about that" said Ivana.

"Yeah, she was a good woman, but she wasn't up to being a mother, she abandoned us after Lea was born, since then it's just been the two of us."

"I'm sure if you came to Italy the ladies would love a man like you." She chuckled.

"I bet they would, sweetheart."

...

I was pouring coffee into the drink mugs, trying to compose myself while being alone when I heard someone walk in.

"So how you doing Lea?" said Randy sitting on the bench.

"I'm fine" I said putting some food out "same old same old."

"You made brownies" said Randy seeing the plate.

"It's your favourite." Defeat sounded in my voice.

"What's up Lea? You don't seem happy" said Randy getting off the bench "I'm your best friend, tell me."

"I'm ok... it's just work" I lied.

"I've told you how many times, to quit your job, you don't like being a secretary, your boss is a jackass and he treats you like meat, sometimes I just want to come in there and punch the daylights out of him" he said, anger filling his voice.

A feeling of joy glowed on my face, knowing how much he cared. "It pays the bills" I said "it's not that bad."

"You need to get out more, how's your love life been? Any hot guys drooling over you"

"Hardly anyone wants me."

"Are you kidding? Any guy would be so lucky to have you." He put his arms around me, giving me a warm embrace.

His hug made me feel so much better; it made me totally forget about Ivana being in the room next to us. "Alright, I'm going to get this coffee out, before it gets cold" I said.

"Yeah you should really do that" said Randy smiling at me.