THE PRIEST OF SANTA MARIA

  { PT.  6 } - Fora few hours, the four of them forgot their troubles, their grief, their anxieties and their mission, as they tucked into their meals, sipped cheap champagne, and enjoyed hearty words and laughter with their new friends. Angelica relished each moment. A mixture of disbelief and elation rushed through her veins as she looked round the room. Her eyes were forced to stop on the man from the deck whose intense stare unnerved her. Mrs Abbadelli, said Christiano with a look of utmost pride. She turned to him smiling. Yes, my husband? He laughed and kissed her lips. This has to be the most surreal sight I have ever seen. I was thinking just that. She looked back at the man to see him chatting to another crewman. Is everything okay? She turned back to him. Better than I could have ever imagined. Their lips met again. You two save that for later, said Kurush. They chuckled. I'm sorry, it seems my father has had a little too much to drink, said Frya, looking a little an...