*Caterina*

“Hey, honey. Can you help me in the kitchen for a second?” my mom called from the bottom of the staircase. Her voice echoed down the hall and into my bedroom, where I’d just about finished getting ready for the evening.

I slipped my earnings on and stuck my head out of the bedroom door.

“I’ll be right there!”

A quiet, private night in with just my mom and Elio was exactly what I needed after the unexpected drama that had ...