Laughter

Amalia’s sides hurt from laughing as Valerio shut the music off and pulled her off the cool balcony. He’d kept her dancing, doing circles and twirls and bending her over his knee for more than an hour. All the while, he was teasing her, mocking himself and being overall playful.

He’d also found out she was ticklish at her sides. He alternated between tickling her ribs and kissing her silly and ov