Ethan came to Germany to talk about the agency contract members of the project team, which consisted of three people. His people are other reasons for their leave, a day in advance to go to Italy to wait for him, of course, and with him to go with Marcus, specially adjusted a week's vacation, because he said that the two people to travel together.
Marcus is from Germany and transferred to the United Kingdom to see his grandfather. Ethan did not stay in Germany. A plane sent a few people to the hotel and let them play casually in Germany for the next two days. There are other things to deal with, such as going out of town a few days after he came back to be busy with business as a reason to leave the people, and another taking the plane directly to Italy.
This cooperation case is Ethan's effort to personally supervise the preparation for a long time. Plus, before that, it had been several times with this side of the manufacturer contact. Both sides have the intention, so the contract negotiation process is very smooth. To Italy on the third day, the details of the cooperation were finalized, and the contract was formally signed.
Marcus also came to Italy on that day; there were still three days. Ethan generously gives a group of subordinates to accompany the vacation, and he and Marcus go directly to Venice.
Italy they have not come to before, but Venice is the first time, will choose here because once Marcus receives another cousin of his Ji Ran's phone, the other party seems to be very lonely on the phone with him blowing nonsense so that Marcus annoyed and bad hang up directly, and finally Ji Ran asked him and Ethan's honeymoon is where over, Marcus casually answered, Ji Ran a meal! After mocking their lack of love interest, she recommended this place to him, saying that he had come here before to take portraits and felt that this place was very good, suitable for the two of them to talk about love and find the feeling of passionate love, lest the marriage is not even a year before the passion is gone.
Although Marcus disagreed with Ji Ran's words, he accepted his proposal.
The water bus rides along the canal slowly. Winter is not the peak tourist season, so there are few people. Marcus sits on the bow of the boat to see the distant scenery. Ethan comes out of the cabin, cold hands directly on his face.
Marcus subconsciously dodged and frowned slightly, "What for?"
Ethan laughed, "Cold? Cold and still sitting here in the sea breeze? Go inside."
"It's got a better view."Marcus didn't shy away from the possible sight of the others around him, and Ethan sat down before leaning his body directly back, right next to him.
Ethan was happy to have one hand wrapped around his waist, close to his ear, and kissed his earlobes, which were a bit red from the cold. His tone took on a light smile. "Marcus, where are we going to stay for a while?"
Marcus said, "A house by the sea."
Marcus said the house by the sea was not far from St.Mark's Square. After getting off the boat, they walked along the small streets and alleys to a less crowded place. Marcus held a map in his hand and compared it all the way. Finally, he stopped before a two-story building covered in mottled moss: "This is it."
"Here?"Ethan confirmed with some surprise, seemingly in disbelief.
Marcus nodded, "Ji Ran said he bought the house here and lent it to us for a few days."
Pushing the door in and pressing the light beside it, the dimly lit room was finally a little light. Ethan swept around and couldn't help but grumble," What the hell is this place? You might as well stay in a hotel."
"You can go stay in a hotel alone."
Marcus threw down this sentence and no longer cared about him, going up the wooden stairs to the second floor.
Ethan had no choice but to follow; the age-old floorboards creaked under his feet, giving Ethan a feeling that this place would collapse at any time; they were here to make up for their honeymoon, not to play adventure games. Ethan was full of complaints but not good enough to say in front of Marcus; this dissatisfaction was not apparent when he followed Marcus up to the second floor, into the only main bedroom. Marcus was in a good mood when he pushed open the window and saw the sea view before him.
Seagulls skimming over the water circled away, the seawater was blue, the sea breeze with an incredible salty flavor filled their breath, the distant church roof in the sunset afterglow looming, vaguely the sound of laughter mixed with the sound of singing so that people can not help but follow the heart of listening to the smile.
Ethan was finally in the mood to look closer at the house they would live in. Although it was a bit shabby, it was clean and tidy, and the furniture was also carefully selected to be of the highest quality, so living here was much more interesting than going to a hotel.
"I think this place is quite good; Ji Ran is quite good at picking places."Marcus sighed as his gaze fell to a certain unfocused point.
Ethan didn't want to hear him mention other people and just thought of changing the topic. Marcus slowly said, "When I was little, I always lived in my family's old castle. The house was huge, and I was always getting lost. Still, I couldn't go anywhere else but there; my dad hired me as a tutor, and I barely got out of the old castle until I was twelve years old; my room There was only one tiny window, and I had to carry a stool to the bottom of it and climb up and then stand on tiptoe to see the outside world, and all that I could see was only the small area that looked out of the window."
"...Marcus," Ethan reached out and wrapped his arm around his shoulders, suddenly feeling heartache," besides your grandfather, do you have anyone else close to you?"
Marcus pursed his lips, thought momentarily, and said, "No."
Then he turned his head to Ethan again, smiled, and asked, "Do you count?"
Because it is out of tourism, Marcus did not wear formal dress into the room after the coat outside also took off; the body is a pure white sweater with a black scarf, the lower wearing is also very casual pants, talking hands inserted in the pockets of the pants, the corners of the lips upward seemingly careless, that look makes him look at a moment as if than the actual age of the small five or six years as if still a student in the ivory tower. Ethan looked at how he smiled at himself and suddenly remembered the first time he met Marcus.
It was in the school's library Marcus appeared after William, also dressed like this, with a careless look, almost no words, and not much expression on his face, but instinctively made him feel threatened. Now, looking back, Ethan thought that he was attracted by Marcus at first sight, just that he was too good, too dazzling to make himself a similar kind of The first time he was attracted to Marcus, he was just too good, too bright so that as a kindred spirit, he turned on a psychological mechanism similar to self-protection. He instinctively rejected him, and then he could not see anything else.
They missed six years but finally came together.
The sea breeze ruffled Marcus's frontal hair, revealing his bare and beautiful forehead. Ethan leaned over, this time still following his instincts, and kissed him on the lips, "Who else could be like this with you but me, and I'm certainly..."
Marcus matched his movements, smiling and closing his eyes.
The church bells chimed for a long time, and they kissed with abandon to the sound of the bells and the Adriatic sea breeze.
After the long kiss, Marcus nudged Ethan's shoulder, who wanted to go further, reminding him, "Hungry, go eat first."
Ethan smiled and continued nudging his lips one at a time, "Let me eat you first."
Marcus backed away a little and rubbed his nose. "Good girl, I'm hungry. You let me eat first, then come back and feed you."
Ethan laughed, "Honey, you're so frank sometimes that you make people want to bully you~."
There was a small restaurant just downstairs from where they lived at the alley entrance. Although the weather was cold, the two of them chose to sit outside, picking a corner to sit down and ordering the local specialty of seafood noodles. The dim light couldn't shine on their side, making them more comfortable.
Ethan almost did not eat much and was staring at Marcus in the look; the more you looked at it, the more you felt that this face looked good, and then he kept giggling. Marcus could not stand his look, so he slowly and methodically ate his bowl. He almost did not move two bites of the noodles into their stomach and finally left time to pack a pizza to take back.
Back to their place, held for a long time, Ethan is finally no longer held back, a door on the person pressed to the wall, continue that did not let him satisfy the kiss, tear each other's clothes, and soon naked, holding together fell to the bed, a good thing in the room heated up enough, Ethan pulled over the quilt to cover the two people's bodies, leaned down as worship, kissing Marcus's body, arousing his passion. He leaned down and kissed Marcus'body as if he were worshiping him, stirring up his love, and finally returned to his lips, pressing them together and murmuring to compel him, "Say you love me."
Marcus rubbed his nose and laughed softly for a long time before finally doing as he wished and mumbled, "I love you."
The feeling of his body being rushed in and filled in a split second makes him feel like he's in heaven, and Ethan clasps his hands and leans down/over, kissing him again, "I love you too."
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They spent a total of three days in Venice,not thinking of going anywhere else,just being here,either taking water bus tours along the canals to see the sights along the way during the day,catching a boat to a farther island,or renting a gondola to weave in and out of all those watery alleys,kissing under the Bridge of Sighs,fulfilling that nebulous romantic tale of everlasting love,and,at night,making love in that room almost At night,it's almost sleepless sex in that room,where love isn't just talked about,but is expressed by needing each other's bodies.
Ethan has a head full of unrealistic thoughts of romance,Marcus is a very real person,such as that night,anxious to Marcus"eat"and did not eat anything Ethan in the middle of the night finally woke up hungry,finally or Marcus took a very prescient packaged back to the pizza warmed up in the microwave.Pizza with a microwave oven to give him to eat,touched Ethan hugged Marcus to the next life of a piece of promise to him,Marcus also just smile,and then reminded him to eat something to brush his teeth and then come to bed.
They were tolerant of each other,considerate of each other,a match made in heaven is just like that.
On the morning of the fourth day,finally it was time to have to pack up and prepare to go back to Rome,Ethan turned on his cell phone which had been turned off for three days,as soon as he turned it on,there was a call coming in,his assistant's panicked voice came from the other end of the line,"General Manager hurry back,something happened to the company."