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203 pages, ebook
Published December 20, 2016

"I want to kiss you now, here in the middle of the street," he said, reading for her cheek, his lips inches away from hers already.
Isabella cut a piece [of pain au chocolate] for Christopher and then fed him some, her eyes gleaming with joy. She watched him chew the sweet deli and then had some as well.
"I know, I know it's delicious, isn't it?" She smiled wide. "I am the queen of take away, I'm a natural. I can smell good food from miles away. It's a talent."
"Are you mine tonight?"
"Just tonight?"
"Every night." He smiled to the side.
They found time to buy me cake.
The thought made her chest warm. It was such a sweet, lovely thing to do and possible two times as much, as it was unexpected.
It was true what Fred had told her once, right at the beginning of her new work adventure. Doing this sort of job - working and living with the same people, travelling around the world - helped form a strong bond with one other. Every day they shared so much - food, sleep, lack of sleep, emotions, moments of joy and sadness - that the team became one big, extended family.
I'm blessed.
"Besides, I am the victim of a conspiracy here, I am trying to keep away from people."
"What conspiracy?" Cristina asked, clueless of what her friend was on about.
"The love is all around you conspiracy," Isabella said, mumbling the last part.
"The what?" Cristina insisted.
"You obviously have been happy and in love for a long time to remember, but the conspiracy goes something like this: if you just broke up with someone, if your date stood you up, if you have just been cheated on..."
"Okay, I get it."
"Love will be all around you, in the form of movies, videos, people kissing in the street..."