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This is going to be an introspective post where I talk about an issue I've encountered in recent years of my life and I'm posting it mostly in case other people understand what I'm describing and feel the ability to relate with what I'm saying. I'm also possibly looking for a connection here to...

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He wasn't sure what he was expecting when he barged into the bathroom without so much as a knock, but in hindsight, he likely could have predicted this outcome if he'd had even an ounce more foresight. Riccardo quickly turned away at the brief sight of his bathing wife, pondering to himself that...

Now that she had eaten and was coming to her senses, it seemed that Caterina was back to being herself for the time being. He wondered quietly if perhaps all he needed was to keep Caterina in a perpetually sleepy state, such that she might show him a little more mercy than she had otherwise. He...

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Riccardo nodded as Caterina revealed her plans. "Yes, that's good. I'll go and check on something while you do that, and meet you back here, in the lobby or dining room. I am eager to see what you have for us, and, of course, to see your beautiful work." He gave her a quick smile. "I'll go have...

His answer to his first thought was simple and reassuring. "Well, regardless of the quality of your jewelry, you will still be my wife. And we will not go to Corsica." His tone was confident, adamant even. "I have faith in you." He rubbed her back softly. "I'll make a bracelet today while you...

Riccardo couldn't help but nod to her as she explained her concerns about his idea. It was only homemade jewelry, after all, but he had faith in her that they could at least do something with it. That is, unless Caterina had some hidden talent for jewelry-making that she was simply being humble...

Now that they were eating, having survived their first night together, Riccardo was ready to reveal his initial plan for making the money they needed not to be exiled. He would, however, need to convince Caterina of that plan in the first place. He didn't really know why he was hesitating so...

It was preposterous to think that fate could have brought them together in a positive way after the disaster that was their wedding, but Riccardo nonetheless felt a certain attraction to Caterina as she described what she wanted her next jewelry project to be: I want to make something that...

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Riccardo was intrigued by her explanation of her own hobbies. He'd not paid much attention to the activities the women of Genoa often pursued--he still had much of his own world to explore, something he planned to do even with Caterina as his wife. Still, he felt it couldn't hurt to at least ask...

"Perhaps I was," he said, in response to Caterina's suggestion that he might be speaking of a woman. "But very well. Tomorrow night, we will go watch the sunset together. Perhaps we could do so from the view of a little boat, the waves gently rocking us." He suddenly laughed at this. "Caterina...

Riccardo beamed as she spoke of the sea; living in Genoa, the Mediterranean was a part of their everyday lives, like it or not. And it seemed they might have finally reached some common ground. Or water. Whatever. "It's true, it's true. You always have to have respect for the sea when you're...

"Alas, that you are so cold to me, mi amore, but I suppose I cannot blame you too much after all that's happened," he said, in response to her saying she was only interested because she didn't want to be exiled. At the moment, the thought of being exiled with her to Corsica also didn't appeal to...