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Dilya had stayed close all afternoon, knowing Kee had been upset. It helped. The munchkin had cheered her up, given her back at least a portion of the feeling she’d had about this day. Archie had stayed close as well, making it clear he cared more about her now than who she’d been then. A limit she’d not be testing any further.
Then Betty and Steve had insisted they climb the cliffs up to the Castello Sonnino for wine tasting, a tour of the castle, and dinner in the sunlit evening.
Dilya had been thrilled at the outing, insisting that she and Kee wear their complementary headscarves. Kee felt quite flirty in the flowered sundress that Dilya had picked out for her to wear, a splash of tiny blossoms on a field of blue as dark as her scarf and a bright belt. The cut of Kee’s dress was l
