Athena's POV

The last few days went by quickly as we went to sightseeing. Italy is such a mesmerizing place. Now that we are leaving, I for sure will be missing it.

Packing my things into my suitcase, I occasionally gazed at the beautiful view overlooking form our room. "I'm gonna miss this place so much," I whispered to myself as I finished packing.

"Are you nearly done," Max said as he emerged from the bathroom. For a second, I got lost contemplating his naked torso.

Quickly snapping back to reality, I nodded and gave him a small smile. "We can go grab some lunch before we get going," he said as he dried his freshly washed hair with a white fluffy towel. As soon as I heard food, I got all excited.

Fifteen minutes later, we are now waiting for out food at the table. "I still can't believe that it's already over," I said as I watched the sea from our table. "We can always come back later," he said. "Thank you so much for bringing me along," I said as I looked at him.

"I'm glad you liked it," he said. "Yea I mean I always wanted to come to Italy. It still feels like it wasn't real," I said as he looked at me as if he was study my face. "What a lovely surprise," said a voice that I have learnt to dread.

"Amanda," I said as I forced a smile a her. "Maxi I see you are having lunch," she said completely ignoring me. Wow, rude. I gagged a little bit, hearing the nickname she gave Max. "Yea if you won't min-" Max started but was soon interrupted by her annoying voice. "I'm starving let me join you guys," she said as she pulled the chair beside Max.

The nerve of that woman is just exasperating. How can she invite herself to lunch with us like that? As soon as she sat down, I noticed Max sighing as he slowly shook his head as he looked down. "I guess I'll just have to deal with her," I said under my breath as she shot me a sneaky glare.

Just then, the waiter came and placed the food in front of us and Amanda placed her order. I don't know why but every time I hear her overly high pitched voice, I want to punch right in his perfectly redone nose. For some reason, I feel my blood boil by just the sight of her.

Looking down at my food, I slowly twirled my pasta with my fork as I heard her talking unnecessarily loud. Suddenly, I felt a hand grab my left wrist which was on the table. As I looked up, I saw Max looking back at me while rubbing my knuckle with his thumb. This little action of his just made me feel some type of comfort.

"Oh do you remember the time we came to Italy for vacation, Maxi," she said as she raised her hand. Oh no she better not touch my man. She gently placed her palm on Max's shoulder and slowly let it slip down his arm.

"She isn't going to get away with this," I said to myself as I watched her every movement. "Love, why don't you come and sit next to me," I said while giving Amanda a big smile. "I'm sure he is fine right he-" she said but stopped as she saw Max getting up.

"Thanks," Max whispered to me as he sat next to me. We were now both facing a pretty pissed off Amanda. She was trying to stay as calm as possible as I presume because of Max. "Yea as I was saying, I really miss us travelling together," she said as she looked at Max with puppy eyes. "We should go to the Bahamas together," she said all excitedly.

"Oh Bahamas will be great. You haven't been there right, little dove. We should go for out honeymoon there," he said as he turned and looked at me. I was having a hard time trying to contain my laughter as I saw Amanda's face which looked like she was about to explode.

"Anyways Athena, why don't you tell me a bit about yourself," Amanda said, making me frown. Why isn't she gone already? Does she actually want to get humiliated by Max? "Well I have a brother and we both share the passion for drawing," I said but was rudely stopped again by Amanda. "Drawing is so boring. Being a model, I don't have time for all these useless activities," Amanda said as she twirl with a strand of her hair. She was also straight up staring at MY fiancee which has proven to be very infuriating to me.

"Oh Amanda dear, it takes talent to do these, as you put it, useless activities," I said as I looked at her straight into her eyes. I heard Max chuckle as he blocked his mouth. I could tell that he was holding back his laughter.

If looks could kill, I would be six feet under the ground. Amanda is pissed. At this point, I am truly having fun talking back to her. Well even Max finds it amusing.

Thankfully, we were done with out lunch. "Amanda, we have to get going. It was nice seeing you again," Max said politely as slipped his arm around my waist while I stand next to him. "I look forward to seeing you again, Maxi," she said making me cringe.

With that, we both made our way back to our room. "Your choice in woman is impeccable," I said sarcastically as I chuckled. "She wasn't always like that," he said. I just simply frowned but just shrugged it off.

It's time to go home. I still can't seem to believe that our stay here is already over. On the other hand, I can't wait to see mom, Eros, Dereck and Jason. I must admit, I miss them terribly. So, here I come.

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