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Francesca & Alexander
As he awoke the next morning, Cesca was his first thought, although it was six in the morning it was never to early to think of her. He made his way to the shower, than to the mess hall wishing that his day would be filled with her presence again but he had no appointment with her that day. Just as he was finishing his breakfast, his superior officer came over to him, "Alex, an order has come in from the young Countess, requesting you as her escort for the day, whatever she wants to do, accommodate her with the reverence she deserves, do the army proud, don't let us down." Alex, saluted the officer and said, "Yes, Sir!" with a grin in his heart but not on his face, Alex was about to bust with joy, he was going to spend the day with her again. Was he kidding himself, would she be the same excited, happy young lady that he had spent the day with yesterday? Had she just been caught up in the moment or had it really meant something to her? Alex had a lot of questions, would he find his answers?
Alex returned to the villa to change into his royal uniform, he was to pick Cesca up at ten a.m. He met her at her door which was expected of him by protocol guidelines. Alex liked what he saw as the door opened and Cesca made her appearance. She was striking in an ankle length print dress that fit her form with no room to spare; the bodice was fitted with see through lace that displayed one of her best features, her breasts. The cleavage was just enough to cause heads to turn and Alex's heart to flutter. "Good morning Alex," she said with that smile that started Alex's day off just right. "Good morning Countess, what is the plan for the day?"
"I would like to go sightseeing today, this is such lovely country and I would like to see as much as I can in the short time I will be here, is that possible?" "We can sight see together, I haven't had time to see very much of the area, Uncle Sam keeps me quite busy." Alex wasn't allowed to touch the countess in public so his escorting was kept to a minimum, his desire to touch her was almost overwhelming, he caught himself several times reaching out to take her hand but refrained just in time. He opened the door for her to enter the car and took the opportunity of whispering sweet nothings in her ear as she slid in; she gave him a grin of approval and lightly squeezed his hand which came as a surprise that she had actually allowed them to touch each other.
"Where would you like to go first, your Royal Highness, asked Alex, in his teasing manner which brought her laughter ringing through the car, it was music to Alex's ears, he loved her laughter. "It doesn't matter; being alone with you is all that matters, that's all I really want." Her comment took Alex off guard but in a surprising way, his heart started to beat so hard he was sure she could hear it in the back seat. "I feel the same way, Cesca, you know we are in jeopardy of being caught and that could mean real trouble for both of us." "I'm willing to take that chance if you are, I get very little out of life that I want, and I want you, Alex, you make me happy, you make me laugh, I enjoy myself when I'm with you, am I worth the gamble?" "You don't know how much you are worth to me, Cesca, you have brought a joy to my life I didn't know existed, I'm willing to pay the price if that's what it takes to spend my time with you."
Alex had heard from the other soldiers of a remote section of the city that was set among the Greek ruins so prevalent in the area. He thought that would be the perfect place to be alone with Cesca, but really any place would be the perfect place as far as he was concerned. He drove for miles describing the sights as best he could, he wasn't that well versed in the history of the region but told Cesca what he knew. She was fascinated with it all, especially with him, she leaned up closer to him and laid her head on the seat right behind his head which distracted him very much. Her perfume filled the car with the aroma of a flower garden; teasing him she breathed on his neck, whispered in his ear and tickled his ear lobe. This was having a distinct affect on Alex and he could barely keep his mind on his driving but Cesca found it very amusing.
He was just about to his limit with her teasing when he came upon the perfect spot where they could be together. He pulled over, thrust open the door and pulled Cesca into his arms, his kiss said "I'm so glad you're in my arms and in my life." She was as responsive as he hoped she would be, the kisses kept coming and the passion heated to the point that Alex wanted to lay Cesca back in the seat but had a change of heart out of respect for this woman with whom he found himself falling in love.
"This is a great place for a stroll, Cesca, let's take advantage of the day and get the most for our gamble," laughed Alex as he took her by the hand. As he felt her hand in his he noticed she was wearing a beautiful diamond ring but refrained from asking any questions for fear it was a token from someone in her past and he didn't want to hear abut that. "You have a crazy sense of humor, Alex, that's what I love about you; I've never known anyone quite like you. All the men in my life have been stuffed shirts, so full of themselves there wasn't room for anyone else. My life has been planned for me from the clothes that I wear to the men I am seen with, I have very little to say about any of it and that can be very disheartening but there is little I can do about it. This time with you is like heaven to me, please say that the remaining days will be ours alone." "I would love to spend the rest of my life with you, Cesca, if it were possible, but we both know that it isn't, we must make the most of the time we have left," explained Alex as he turned Cesca toward him to look into her eyes which sparked a fire in both of them and their lips met once again with the same passion as before.
They walked and talked as the day faded away from them, they were so involved with each other that they had forgotten to eat and it was getting late. Along the shoreline they had passed a small quaint café and decided to go back there and have some wine and a bite to eat. They decided on penne pasta with marinara sauce, and some famous Italian bread that was made right there on the premises. The day was quickly turning into evening and Alex had a deadline for returning Cesca to the hotel, she would be leaving soon and taking her back was getting more and more difficult each time for him and for her. She had expressed her feelings about leaving him on more than one occasion but knew the time was closer than either one of them wanted to admit. the fact that they would soon part brought a degree of sadness to their time together, they were more determined to make the most of the time they had left, making memories to last them a lifetime because memories would be all they would have of this moment in time.
The Countess had made it clear to her family and the army superiors that Alex would be her own personal guard and guide for her remaining days in Calabria. She had not enjoyed her outings with Lt. Donovan; he was just not her type, too quiet, too reserved and not a very good conversationalist. Lt. Donovan had it figured out himself and approached Alex about the subject. "You're falling in love with her aren't you, Alex? You knew to be on your guard when you took this assignment. How could you set yourself up like this?" "Oh, I know you're right, I am a fool, I never dreamed that it could happen so quickly, but I do love her very much and it's too late now, she will be leaving soon, I'll get over it I just hope that she does, I would never want to hurt her in any way."
Alex wanted to spend as much private time with Cesca as possible and the only place that was possible would be at the villa where Alex lived off base with one of the other guys from his company, so he did what any American soldier would do , he made a deal with his house mate, he would be gone as much as possible when Alex was with Cesca and they would have the villa to themselves, with no worries of being interrupted.
Alex actually dreaded the next few weeks knowing that he would have to give her up when it was over but he couldn't ruin her only chance of having a taste of a life that she could only dream of. How could he let her go? Was it his decision to make? She had told him that her life was planned for her so she had little to say about it so how could he take this away from her?
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