Brooklyn
I am woken up by Luca screaming down the hall. I jump out of bed and rush down the hall to his room. When I open the door, Luca is laying down on the bed covered in sweat and still screaming.
“No, no, no, no!! Somebody help!!” He screams.
I rush over to the side of the bed and try to wake him up.
“Luca, Luca, wake up. Your okay, it’s okay.” I say as I frantically shake his shoulders.
He gasps as he opens his eyes.
“Brooke? What are you doing here?” He says panting.
“I heard you screaming and I came to check on you.” I reply.
“Will you stay with me, Brooke?” He practically begs.
“Yes, of course.” I say and climb onto the bed.
Luca is fast asleep in no time, but I lay there, my mind racing. What was he dreaming about?
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When I wake up in the morning, I roll over, thinking I’m alone, but instead I see Luca beside me. I find it strangely calming to wake up next to him. I try to remove my arm from under his head slowly so that I won’t wake him, but that was hopeless.
“Hey” he says in a raspy voice.
“Hey” I respond.
“I’m upset that we have to leave today, this weekend has been great!” He says smiling.
“Yeah, me too. I’m glad you brought me here, it’s beautiful.” I respond, returning the smile.
“I’m glad you enjoyed it! You want me to bring you breakfast?”
“I would love breakfast, but I can meet you downstairs after I get ready.” I respond.
“Okay, see you there.” He says as he walks out the door.
His smile is magical and I love that I’m the reason behind it.
I get dressed and head down stairs. Luca is sitting in the same spot as he was yesterday, drinking coffee and reading emails. When I reach the bottom of the stairs he smiles and stands up. He pulls out my chair for me and brings me my food.
“What a gentleman.” I say
“Anything for you” he says with the biggest smile on his face.
I smile and begin to eat.
“When are we leaving?” I question.
“Noon.” He says glancing at his watch.
“Okay, I’m going to start packing my bags and meet you outside then.” I respond.
“Sounds good.” He says as I stand up.
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After I get my bags packed and one of the maids loads them into the helicopter, Luca helps me in and within minutes we are high above the water.
When we return to the office, he carries my bags outside where his driver is waiting.
“I’ll see you tomorrow, Brooke.” He says after helping me into the car.
“Goodbye, Luca.” I respond.
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The car starts to move and I look out the window at all of the people walking down the crowded sidewalks. Soon enough, we are outside my apartment building. The driver opens the door and helps me out of the car. He hands me my bags, I thank him and then make my way to the door. I unlock the door to my apartment and carry my bags to my room. It’s mid afternoon so I decide to do some reading. I just saw Luca, but I feel myself already starting to miss him, so after I read for a while, I decided to go to bed early.
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