Chapter 23

I really should have tried writing to deal with the depression I've been having sooner. It makes me feel so good to finish a chapter. But I am very very very sad that this story is coming to an end. But no worries I have about 4ishhhh more mostly planned out that I'm sure all you lovelies will enjoy! Also OMG I have been wasting so much time playing Unity cause I got it for Christmas, I need to find a ship to ship! As another side note this chapter is going to be weird because it is going to be letters. (also I hate the word woo). I also really hope that I am correctly portraying characters who are in love, because I, ashamedly, don't have much experience in that department.

Dear Leonardo,

How is your time at Lovino's home going? I am sure you are enjoying being in the country, sometime you should come to my uncles home in Monteriggioni.

Now, I will admit that I am curious about the well being of one of my dearest friends, I have another, more selfish, reason for writing to you.

I am sure you remember Lisa, Lovino's cousin who was visiting before you left.

I seem to have fallen in love with her. She was just so amazing and beautiful. I'm sure you two get along well, she is very smart. I do not believe I have ever felt this way about any woman other then Caterina Sforza.

It stresses me greatly to admit that I completely failed in wooing her. I got rather drunk and suggested something I should not have. Needless to say she was very angry with me and ran off into the night. The next day I received a letter from her saying that she was returning to her home in Terni and that she will be marring her horrid fiancé.

I am writing to you as a plea for help, I am asking for you to speak to Lovino, on my behalf and convince her to talk to her cousin, for I am sure that she already knows what I said to Lisa. Women work fast like that. I am truly sorry for what I said to her. And I would go to Terni and speak with Lisa myself, if only Antonio would let me.

Leonardo, I am begging you to convince Lovino to stop her cousin from marring that man and giving me another chance.

If she where to just give me one more change I would not waist it.

I am sorry for putting the responsibilities of my love life on your shoulders my friend, but I am truly desperate.

Please send me a letter of your success with Lovino as soon as possible.

Your friend,

Ezio Auditore

Lovino sighed and put down the letter that she had just read over for the fifth time. "Leonardo, are you sure you do not want to read this?" She turned and looks at the dejected man who lay on his bed looking up at the ceiling blankly.

"Yes,"

The assassin frowned and moved to sit down next to him. "He is sorry about what he did,"

"I know," Leonardo moved his eyes to look at Lovino instead of the blank ceiling of the house they had been using. "But it does not matter, it had to end eventually. It is better to just end it now. He will move on, eventually,"

Lovino let out another sigh. "You know my plans always worked before, so why did this one not work?"

The artist moved his eyes back to the ceiling. "What did you expect to have happen?"

"What I expected?" She shifted to lie down next to him, her own eyes tracing the tiny cracks in the ceiling. "I expected for him to fall so in love with you that it would not matter that you where actually a man, and actually his friend,"

Leonardo let out a hollow laugh. "You expected him to find out or for me to tell him?"

"It probably was not my best plan… but I was sure I knew how people worked well enough for this to all work out. I thought you would eventually tell him on your own because you would not want to keep the secret, and he would not care, because he would love you,"

"You know nothing about how people work," He tilted his head to the side to look at his friend. "I would never have told him, I would be much too embarrassed,"

Lovino rolled her eyes. "Well I realize that now!"

He laughed. "Yes, well, it was nice, while it lasted,"

"Something is better than nothing," Lovino smiled a bit at the ceiling.

Dear Ezio,

I cannot believe you did that you complete ass! How could you treat my cousin like that? And she really liked you, she went on and on about how you were such a gentlemen, but now I found out you are almost as bad as her fiancé! You cannot just treat all women like whores!

I will not be helping you get her back, though I will tell her that you are sorry. I doubt it will do much good. She will be married to Nicola within the week and after that I am sure she will not want to see you again.

From,

Lovino

That was all Lovino wanted to say to you. This is Rosetta, Lovino has me write all of her letters because her writing is quite illegible. I am sorry to hear about what happened between you and Miss Lisa, but I am glad that you know what you did was wrong and I am sure she will accept your apology. Perhaps you two can still be friends.

I am sure you will be glad to know that Leonardo should be home within the week. In fact he may be back before this letter arrives.

I will let you know the next time that Lovino and I will be back in Venecia. And you are always welcome to come visit us here.

Your friend,

Rosetta