Despite how bustling Barcelona's port might seem, someone like Pablo, who had grown up with his parents—a famous former soccer player and now a Brazilian diplomat—and, no less importantly, his mother, a former international model, made the boy well-known and well-received in certain Barcelona circles.
Much to the complaint and annoyance of many tourists and other visitors to Barcelona's Olympic port, the waiter at the exclusive restaurant got them a table as soon as they saw the young man appear.
All this attention was alien to the world in which Julia, who came from a more humble background, had grown up. In a way, she felt like she was in a movie, watching in amazement all this unexpected attention. With a graceful gesture, she placed an accusatory finger on Pablo's chest as soon as she was seated at the luxurious table. "If this is a setup to get me into the garden, I'm warning you that I'm not selling myself so cheaply..."
