Chapter 5 Episode 5

Mauricio was also carrying some luggage as he approached the sidewalk, Catherine saw him take out a phone from his pocket, she heard him say some words in Italian that she did not understand at all before he returned to her and like a gentleman offered to help her with her luggage

"Don't worry, I can do it alone," Catherine said, taking the handle of her suitcase and arranging her bag even more on her shoulder, she didn't want to feel like a bother even though she had already asked for help.

In addition, the man also had his own luggage to carry.

"It's okay Signorina," Mauricio smiled and the second his gaze returned to the sidewalk when a kind of black limousine parked almost in front of both of them.

Mauricio offered her a small smile before gesturing towards the recently arrived vehicle and waited until Catherine was in front of the door to open it like a gentleman.

Catherine slid into the leather seats where the passengers were supposed to go and then Mauricio followed her while the driver put their luggage in the trunk.

The vehicle had enough space, if it weren't for the fact that it lacked a few centimeters more, it would go through one of those ostentatious limousines that I had only seen in photos, similar to those of the president, in itself it attracted a lot of attention, everything inside screamed "expensive" and the only thingCatherine could do was swallow saliva praying not to dirty or damage anything while taking a seat, the seats were comfortable and with a brown leather material with black glasses that allowed to see outside and that people did not see inside the limo, a small openingtype sliding window with black glass divided the passengers and the driver, the vehicle smelled new and looked fresh from the agency in his opinion, details such as silver sculptures adorned the interior and there was a kind of mini bar between the seats.

Catherine swallowed dry looking at all that trying to hide her astonishment or the fact that her eyes were about to pop out of their sockets at any moment.

The driver returned to his seat and she dedicated herself to seeing Florence from the window of the limo as they left Peretola, a suburb of the same city.

She still felt somewhat shocked by what she had done, nobody knew of her whereabouts although she had left an email to her best friend before boarding the plane, telling her about her plans and how she felt, she had activated the GPS locator on her mobile, I didn't know if Lauren was already fully awareabout her madness but she didn't worry that he would judge her, she knew she would understand, she really needed the trip

Although the amount of money that this entailed was nothing more than absurd, complete madness, but well, her grandmother had left it to her and she had chosen for once in her life to do something new, something that she would never have thought of but now she needed. more than ever

She needed to start from scratch and the trip would help her put her wishes and thoughts in order before returning to New York.

-Excuse me, but you haven't told me your name Signorina - Mauricio interrupted her from her thoughts and Catherine blinked remembering his words

-Oh! I'm sorry -Catherine apologized feeling somewhat embarrassed - My name is Catherine, as you can see I'm not from here, I live in Brooklyn.

Mauricio smiled showing a perfect smile and almost gleaming teeth, Catherine was sure that if it weren't for the tinted windows the sun would have come in and sparkled every time the man smiled or opened his mouth

-Beautiful name -said Mauricio -And yes, I realized that you are not Italian. What brings a beautiful girl from the suburbs of New York to Florence?

It was impossible for Catherine not to let out a small laugh when she heard him speak with his Italian accent.

"Did I say something funny?" -Mauricio asked without understanding his reaction.

"No no, not at all." Catherine made a movement with her hand. "It's nothing."

"I beg you to tell me Signorina." Mauricio frowned, curiosity written on his face and then Catherine looked at him carefully for the first time

He had honey-colored eyes that looked at her with confusion, a sharp nose and strong features, a trace of beard began to grow on his square jaw as well as the trace of hairs from his mustache on his full lips, he wore a white shirt that covered his torso and skintanned that was exposed only in the sleeves, he was wearing navy blue pants, despite the clothes you could appreciate the good physique of the man

"Your accent is very cute," Catherine answered, focusing again on the Italian's eyes.

-That was it... -Mauricio smiled and gave him a flirtatious look.

"Uh, little thing that's not going to happen" thought Catherine

Although the man is extremely handsome, he was not what she was looking for, she also wanted to dedicate this trip to her, she had a mess of her thoughts and desires in her head to add a man to the formula

Catherine ignored Mauricio's question about the reason for her stay in Italy on purpose, she didn't want to explain or tell the man about how unstable her life had become since her grandmother's death, she just met him and although she felt comfortable with the man next to himI forgot that it was a complete stranger

-You're from here but you can speak my language easily, do you have family in the United States? How did you learn the language? -Catherine asked while the kind of limo passed the other cars as if nothing had happened, it was clear that the driver was a good driver

"I need one like that" he thought

"Mmm, well..." Mauricio scratched his beard for his second while he thought about his answer.

-I have businesses in LA, a couple of companies with people in charge because the truth is that I rarely travel outside my country lately and I have the rest of my businesses here, my mother was American and my father was Italian, I learned both languages, and then Some more.