It had not been easy to fight the temptation. Seeing him again had opened old wounds making them fresh.    He always had that effect on me no matter how I tried to ignore him he would always bring out my hidden emotions.I had always lost control whenever I was with him. My dreams had been filled with him from the time I came to know that he was dying and I could remember the way he had whispered, “Tesoro ….” and it went on and on in my head I had never imagined that I would ever hear him speak those words again. It was like the time when we were together and he would hold me in his arms and whisper lovingly in my ears kissing, " Tesoro, I love you ......" and kiss me passionately and I would always melt deep into his arms. I would feel like I am in the safest place and no one could enter our world as it only belonged to us but a witch called Bella Costa came and ruined our world and we are no longer together. I As Mathias drove slowly not wanting to scare Carmen, looked at her with uncertainty and chose his next word very carefully as he spoke. “Were you able to arrange for someone to take care of your son?” I turned towards him and said. “Yes, he is staying with my aunt, who has been taking care of him since he was born and Don is also there to take care of him.”“Carmen I am very happy for you that you have found a guy to spend your life with and your son will have a father.” Mathias said smiling.Mathias seemed unwilling to break the silence after that and remainder of our journey I sat quietly observed in my thoughts all though as we neared our destination my stomach began to feel very uneasy. My thoughts of personal discomfort were driven out of my mind at the first sight of Piemonte it was a beautiful place with vibrant colors, white poppy, and other exotic plants growing in the area. I gasped with pleasure at the sight, as Mathias drove the card expertly into the parking area. My thoughts returned to the present as he braked firmly and switched off the engine. “who will be at the house, your mother is staying at the hospital right?” “Yes Carmen, she will be with Marc for the time being.” he said with a smile. “I am not a very bad company by the way and my younger sister will be here as well. She has gone to college but will be back for dinner for sure. You've met her before right at your wedding. She is looking forward to meeting you again as she had met you only twice.” “Yes I met her when I visited your parents in Piemonte after our marriage again.” I frowned slightly as I tried to remember the details of the last meeting. The truth was in the early days of our relationship Marc’s presence had caused everyone else to be hostile against me. There was a clash of personalities as no one liked me but the situation this time was going to be strictly business and I needed to control my emotions and feelings when I'm around them . I smiled to answer Mathias’s questioning. “I don't remember her very clearly I'm afraid but in any case, she will have changed considerably in the last six years she must have a beautiful young lady now.”“Yes. “Marc agreed. “Let’s go into the house you will be much cooler there. “ I climbed gracefully out of the car as he held the door for me and walked inside the house. As we entered the house Mathias turned words to me and gestured towards the plump dark-haired woman who entered the Hall and said.” This his is Ada she will show you to your room and serve you refreshments. As you know that we eat very late dinner in Italy, so you have time to rest before dinner. “He paused for a moment and then added mother said she will be back for dinner so we will meet each other then.” I would like to rest and have a light meal in my room and it sounded wonderful .”Okay Mathias.” I said turning a smile as a farewell to him before following the housekeeper to the room on the first floor. We had never stayed in this house and I briefly glimpsed at the house, as I followed Ada. I had prepared myself for elegance and luxury and I was not disappointed. Not only had I a bedroom and bathroom but I had also been given a beautifully appointed sitting room decorated in attractive shades of red, blue and white all the floors of the suit well tiled uniformly . The bedroom had an added advantage of a balcony overlooking the view outside and an exotic sweet smell from the garden drifted into the room . The main area of the house was planned around the courtyard and all the rooms on the upper floor had balconies supported by marble pillars with passionflower and exotic plants all around it. I returned to the bedroom and saw that one long wall was taken up by a large wall with a wardrobe and I glanced wearily at my solitary case lying on the floor. Ada had begun to unpack my wardrobe and a few items of clothing hung in the empty rails. “I'll come and unpack the rest of it your luggage later. “Ada said shaking the folds of the remaining cotton dress and hanging it in the cupboard. Ada brought the food in the trolley, into my room and gave it to me . “Please enjoy your food and I'll come later to wake you up for the dinner.” she informed me politely before she left. “After the housekeeper left the room, I ate a little of the delicious food prepared by her and drank a Cup of tea . Then I kicked off my shoes casually and stripped off my clothes as I was to weary hang them and threw them on the bed . With a sigh I lowered myself on the bed and immediately drifted into a heavy dreamless sleep. I woke up in the evening and felt very refreshed and it was almost dark outside.There was a tray beside the bed containing a fresh pot of tea. I was feeling very thirsty and I got up and had some of it it was very refreshing and with a deliberate effort I slid out of the bed and carried my traveling robe into the bathroom. I showered and got dressed wearing a white shirt and a short skirt.I remember the expensive wardrobe or evening clothes that I had left in the flat in Milan seven years ago, of course, they would have been unsuitable for my lifestyle in London after giving birth to my son. Jeans and sweatshirts were more suitable for bringing up children than fashionable clothes and diamonds.The housekeeper tapped on the door and entered saying dinner was ready and I followed her and went down towards the dining room.