One note is all it took to fall for him. One look is all she needed to jump.

One summer evening, Luca steadies himself in the kitchen of his father’s restaurant. A simple flick of his wrist and the sauté pan sizzles with life. A far cry from the dreariness that fills his days. Another plate, another customer, another day turns into an evening of loneliness. Until a familiar sound catches his ear.

A stranger sits at Luca’s father’s piano playing Bella Ciao, bringing sweet memories to the forefront of the evening. Nostalgia of him singing along as his father’s fingers danced along the ivory keys hangs heavy in the air. He hadn’t heard the poorly tuned piano played in years, not since his father’s stroke.

Upbeat and exciting, full of emotion, Luca stops the kitchen with his baritone bass rendition. What he didn’t expect was the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen stand and join. Her perfectly soprano tone harmonized with the bass of his voice, a perfect melody that Cupid himself struck in the heart.

Aurora sat quietly at a birthday dinner for her best friend. For as long as she could remember, the feeling of loneliness had always hung in her soul. Cheers of happiness rung out all around her, but that pang of sadness sits foremost in her mind. The desire to feel seen, understood, wanted… loved. Surrounded by people who love and care for her, still, she couldn’t shake the distant feeling that no one could meet. Until him…

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