The moment that they rested their weight on individual chairs surrounding an abandoned bar, Serena and Paolo were in new territory. Since they had met, every moment spent together had been laced with tragedy or high emotion-and at this specific moment, it was something else; something lighter. But neither of them knew exactly where to start as outside of Los Angeles, they were strangers that needed to learn each other once again. Sensing this tension that was an accompaniment to the desire they both felt had been built since their last interaction when this could have been relinquished, Paolo was the one to then break the ice.
The conversation began rather vague with single-worded responses that slowly thawed into something more playful. They discussed humorous moments with family member
