Loren

Claire Biel looked as if Loren had asked if she could lick their toilet.

Claire spun back toward Loren and Lance.

The petite woman with flowing black hair and high-heeled sandals stands on a church’s steps, looking more Italian than Sophia Loren. She hands out an Italian breakfast staple — cornetti — pastries filled with custard — to a half-dozen Americans. As they nibble, Mazzaglia, Toni for short, introduces herself.