Chapter 6: Goodbye Rome

To Layla’s disappointment, she didn’t hear back from Atreus in the next couple of days after they had dinner. She had tried her best to not let it bother her that she had gotten ghosted, but that was proving to be difficult. Especially after the amazing kiss that she and Atreus had shared that night.

Nonetheless, Layla went about the rest of her trip trying to enjoy her last days in Rome. While she did have an amazing time and plenty of laughs with Mia by her side, her betraying thoughts kept going back to Atreus.

On their last day, the two girls were in their hotel room packing their belongings and getting ready to catch the plane back home. When Layla picked up the dress that she had worn on her date with Atreus, Layla’s melancholy turned to anger. She rolled up the shimmering gown and chucked it into her suitcase with a huff.

“Whoa,” Mia said from across the room. “Was that a mini temper tantrum I just witnessed?”