A Santini's Heart (The Santinis Book 10) by Melissa Schroeder

Author:Melissa Schroeder [Schroeder, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781939734389
Publisher: Harmless Publishing
Published: 2016-08-29T18:30:00+00:00

It was just after five the next morning when Carlos was wakened by the sound of a car door. He frowned and rose from the bed. When he looked out the window, he noticed there definitely was a car, but it was mainly hidden by the front porch. What he did see of it, he didn’t recognize.

His senses alert, he slipped on his jeans and then padded out of the room. It was probably nothing, but that didn’t mean he shouldn’t check it out. When he reached the front door, he saw a familiar face smiling at him through the beveled glass.

He unlocked the door. “Nando, what are you doing here?”

“Just on my way back through. I flew back to LA, then decided to drive to Dallas instead of fly.” He glanced over his shoulder at the two trucks. “Got company?”

“In bed still. Come on,” he said, turning and walking into the house. “I’ll make coffee, but I can’t promise it will be good.”

Nando laughed. “I’ll make it. I’ve tasted your coffee.”

As he watched his younger brother make coffee, Carlos realized there was a difference in the way he held himself. Being the youngest wasn’t easy by a long shot, but Carlos could tell Nando seemed more mature. It was something he had not noticed during the craziness leading up to Anthony’s wedding.

“Want to tell me why you’re here?”

“Just as I said. Stopped by on my way to DFW.”

“No way. Brando spilled the beans. You being deployed?”

Nando rolled his eyes. “He still can’t keep his mouth shut. He was always telling on me.”

“So?”

He shook his head, a smile curving his lips. “Not deployment. Going to Kaneohe.”

“Damn. Three Santinis in Hawaii? I’m not sure they can handle that.”

“We shall see. And since Anthony is now out of the guest house at Marco’s house, I already have a place to stay.”

Their brother had rented the guest house from Alana before they were married. Anthony then took it over, but with his marriage, it would be empty.

“Damn. You get all the luck.”

“Some say all Santinis have the best luck. Pretty nice set up you have here, bro.”

“Are you going to have time to look around?”

He nodded. “Planned on staying a few days, if that’s okay with you.”

“I’d love to have you. I guess you can’t stay for the benefit?”

“I wish I could, but I have to be back in Germany so I can start all the crap that goes with the move.”

“I didn’t think you were due up for a move yet.”

He shook his head as the coffee beeped. “Not really, but the guy I’m replacing got tapped for school. So, they needed someone quick. We have more than enough people, and they let me go.”

And probably a few strings had been pulled, because his brother had a lot of connections. Add in that he’d graduated second in his class at Annapolis, and Nando had a lot of things going right in his career.

“No one else wanted an assignment to Hawaii?”

Nando shrugged, then a slow smile curved his lips.

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