Below the Belt by Sidney Halston

Author:Sidney Halston [Halston, Sidney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Women, General
ISBN: 9780553390988
Google: 3vFMBAAAQBAJ
Amazon: B00MSRYORI
Barnesnoble: B00MSRYORI
Goodreads: 22926842
Publisher: Loveswept
Published: 2015-02-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

A few days later, Tony and Francesca walked into the conference room of a ritzy hotel a few miles outside of Tarpon Springs for a press conference announcing the fight between Rodrigo and Tony. She wasn’t looking forward to seeing Rodrigo; he’d called and texted her a few times, but she’d ignored the messages. She didn’t want to rehash the past. Having him around all of a sudden didn’t fit in with her plan to try to move forward.

But of course, Rodrigo’s eyes found her almost as soon as she walked in. “Frankie,” he said, moving toward her with a smile. It was the same smile that used to leave her a blubbering mess. His dimples were out in full force, and if she’d been a lesser woman, she would have swooned.

“Frances. It’s Frances now.”

“I’ve been calling you, but you don’t answer. You look great. I mean, like really great.” Luckily, Tony was speaking with his agent on the other side of the large room; if there was one thing Francesca knew for certain, Tony was one seriously jealous man, and this conversation would have been stopped right there. “You never dressed this way for me.”

“Thanks, I guess.” She looked around the room hoping she was needed somewhere, because talking to the guy who had broken her heart was not something she wanted to do. What was odd was that she’d been trying to avoid him mostly because she didn’t want to revisit her feelings, but along the way something had changed. Maybe it was Tony; maybe it was just time. But now, seeing Rodrigo, having him in front of her, she just didn’t feel much of anything. Maybe she didn’t hold a grudge anymore. Maybe she was finally over it. Over Rodrigo. She had never thought she’d see the day, and she wasn’t prepared for the feeling of apathy. But still, she didn’t owe him anything. Including a conversation.

“Maybe we can grab some coffee or dinner?”

“Seriously?”

“Yeah, it’s been a long time. I’d love to catch up.”

“No. I don’t think I’d like to catch up.” She turned to walk away, but he grabbed her hand.

“Why not?” he asked. “It’s been eight years.”

She shook her head and turned away again, but he wouldn’t let go; instead he got closer. “You look amazing, Frankie.” She felt him stroke her hair. “We should catch up. I thought about you a lot through the years.”

She turned her head around to look at the man who had ripped her heart out. Her look must have said a lot, because he flinched and his brow furrowed.

She walked forward and poked his chest. “So now that I got tits and a short skirt—”

“You’re wearing pants,” he interrupted.

She looked down at her clothes, then back at him. “Whatever. The point is, now that I’m not Frankie anymore, you want me?”

He grabbed the finger that was poking him, and his expression became serious. “What are you talking about? I wanted you when you were Frankie, and to me you’re still Frankie.

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