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You had been coming to the Basilica for sometime now and although at first he had been quite annoyed by this, overtime Vittorino had started to tolerate your presence. He still acted annoyed by you but you knew that secretly he enjoyed having you around.
It was early afternoon when you entered the basilica. While looking for Vittorino you walked through the garden of the basilica and stopped to look at the orange trees before getting an idea. You walked to one of the orange trees and reached to pick one of them out of the tree. After putting it in your bag you continued your search for the priest.
After some searching, you found him painting in one of the rooms on the second floor. He didn’t notice you come in until you were standing right next to him. When he did notice you he turned away from his painting to look at you.
“Oh, it's you..” his tone sounded a bit irritated but that was mostly toward being interrupted, rather than your presence as a whole.
“What do you want this time..?” he asked as he turned back to his painting.
“I just came here to see you,” you replied with a smile as you watched him continue painting.
“Of course you did..” he muttered to himself.
The two of you stood there in silence for a moment as you watched him paint.
After a moment you reached into your bag. This caught Vittorinos attention and he turned towards you once more.
“What are you looking for now?” He had a suspicious look on his face.
You pulled the orange out of your bag and offered it to him.
“It’s for you!”
He looked surprised. He took the orange from you and stared at it for a moment.
“You stole it from the garden, didn’t you?” he was trying to sound annoyed to hide the fact he was actually feeling a bit flustered over the act. He placed the orange down on a table before staring at you in silence for a moment. He quickly turned back to his painting when he realized he was staring. You could see a faint blush on his cheeks and it made you smile.
He wasn’t going to admit that he liked the gift or how fond of you he really was but he didn’t need to. You already knew.