The next morning at breakfast, Juliette announced that she was going to take Madeline and myself to Florence for a few days. Apparently her husband was not too enthusiastic about this idea, as they had a heated exchange in Italian. It seemed that Juliette won the argument, as Stefano threw up his hands into the air and stormed out of the room.
We took the noon train to Florence, and it was late afternoon before we arrived at the hotel. There had not been time to make reservations, but Juliette was well known by the hotel manager, and we had no trouble in securing a suite. It was similar to the suite that we had occupied in Paris, that is it had two bedrooms and a sitting room. It would be necessary to use l'deception again when we were in public. I wondered how Madeline would feel about that. And I wondered how she would feel about reading alone in her room while Juliette and I made love in the next room.
We dined at the hotel, and then after dinner we returned to our suite. Madeline kissed us both on the cheek, said, "Bonsoir, mes enfants," and disappeared into her room with a book. It seemed as though we didn't have a problem.
Juliette and I enjoyed another wonderful night together. Then the next day the three of us went and explored the city. Juliette knew her way around Florence in the same way that Madeline did with Paris. We had an interesting day, exploring several of the art galleries and museums.
That evening, when we had returned to our suite after dinner, Madeline once again said goodnight. But this time, Juliette grabbed her hand and pulled her into our room. "I love you so much, Madeline," she said. "I don't see why we can't both share James. If you want to, that is."
Madeline reached out and kissed Juliette. It was not a sisterly kiss, but a lover's kiss. I watched in fascination, as I had never seen two women kiss before.