Chapter Seven: Pompeii:

Diamond sits at the breakfast table. “Good morning, dear. Sleep well. Eat up, we’re going to someplace wonderful. For you, of course. It doesn’t do anything for me. We’re going to Pompeii today.” She frowns and rolls her eyes.

“It’s not my thing. I like the trendy side of Italy. Sure, Pompeii has history and scandalous secrets. But that’s just not for me. I could just look up everything on Google. The internet is a beautiful thing after all. But don’t worry. I won’t spoil the trip for you.”

She takes a bite of prosciutto. “I will stay with you through the tour. I have to be a good hostess after all. I enjoy seeing to all of your travel needs. This will be another day on my job for you.” She sips some of her juice.

“You can guess what we are doing afterwards, right?” She grinned. “Of course you do. But we might have to scale back on the shopping. My mother is starting to ask questions about our shopping trips.” She nervously laughed.

“Yeah. But we will work around that. We will still do the sight-seeing and have some good food. Don’t worry. I can make it work. Trust me. You are in good hands.” She finishes up her breakfast.

“Now finish eating! We have to s going. You don’t want to be late, do you? Of course you don’t. Eat up.” She pats you on the arm and grins.