Chapter 166

When Danica saw him, she stopped short in complete astonishment. The other disembarking passengers streamed past them as she and Lorenzo stared at each other, drinking each other in. The doors close with a hiss of compressed air, and the train gradually pulls out of the station, leaving them on their own. “Hello,” he began, breaking the silence between them as he approached her. “You left without saying good-bye.” Her face fell, and her eyes fill with tears that spilled down her cheeks. ************ *LORENZO* Her anguish ripped through me. “Oh, baby,” I whispered, and opened my arms. She placed her face in her hands and began to weep. Feeling at a loss, I folded her into my embrace and held her. “I’ve got you. I’ve got you,” I whispered against her green woolly hat. She sniffled, and I lifted her chin and planted a tender kiss on her forehead. “I mean it. I’ve got you.” Danica eyes widened, and she pulled away. “Magda?” she whispered, alarmed. “Let’s go.” I took her hand, and together