Book I

Chapter 1

           

           IwishGiovanniwouldkissme.

           Oh,buttherearesomanyreasonswhythiswouldbeaterribleidea.Tobeginwith,GiovanniistenyearsyoungerthanIam,and-likemostItalianguysintheirtwenties-hestillliveswithhismother.Thesefactsalonemakehimanunlikelyromanticpartnerforme,giventhatIamaprofessionalAmericanwomaninmymid-thirties,whohasjustcomethroughafailedmarriageandadevastating,interminabledivorce,followedimmediatelybyapassionateloveaffairthatendedinsickeningheartbreak.Thislossuponlosshasleftmefeelingsadandbrittleandaboutseventhousandyearsold.PurelyasamatterofprincipleIwouldn’tinflictmysorry,busted-upoldselfonthelovely,unsulliedGiovanni.NottomentionthatIhavefinallyarrivedatthatagewhereawomanstartstoquestionwhetherthewisestwaytogetoverthelossofonebeautifulbrown-eyedyoungmanisindeedtopromptlyinviteanotheroneintoherbed.ThisiswhyIhavebeenaloneformanymonthsnow.Thisiswhy,infact,Ihavedecidedtospendthisentireyearincelibacy.

           Towhichthesavvyobservermightinquire:"ThenwhydidyoucometoItaly?"

           TowhichIcanonlyreply-especiallywhenlookingacrossthetableathandsomeGiovanni-"Excellentquestion."

           GiovanniismyTandemExchangePartner.Thatsoundslikeaninnuendo,butunfortunatelyit’snot.AllitreallymeansisthatwemeetafeweveningsaweekhereinRometopracticeeachother’slanguages.WespeakfirstinItalian,andheispatientwithme;thenwespeakinEnglish,andIampatientwithhim.

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