Black Hearts Red by Leigh Anne

Author:Leigh, Anne
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Anne Leigh
Published: 2019-03-11T16:00:00+00:00

“You look beautiful, sweetheart,” Aunt Ava said, her grey eyes that reminded me so much of her son’s, were perusing.

“Thank you.” I grinned at her while discreetly watching the time on the antique clock on the left side of the big screen TV.

Since we weren’t really going out to eat, I’d kept my look casual. I paired a black tank top with a polka-dotted gold satin skirt that I’d found online. It was understated yet still chic.

“Do we know this guy?” Uncle Milo hadn’t said much, and I thought he wasn’t paying attention to what Aunt Ava and I were talking about. After dinner, I excused myself so that I could prepare for Matteo’s arrival. His plane was coming in late since negotiations ran way past business hours. He’d apologized for missing dinner with me. I guess he had plans for us. Just as we were finishing dinner, I received a chime from my watch that connected to my phone via Bluetooth that his plane was taking off from SBA.

My throat clogged up. I wanted to deny it, but they would know soon. In ten minutes, my date, their son, would be arriving.

Best to let the cat out of the bag now.

“The funny thing is –“ I started as Uncle Milo turned the volume off the sports channel he was watching and Aunt Ava’s attention was fully on me. Her legs were on Uncle Milo’s lap and he was massaging them time and time again. She’d been complaining about the pain in her heels because of the shoes that she wore. “You know him very well.”

Aunt Ava’s mouth opened and a tiny squeal came out of it.

Uncle Milo’s green eyes held a what-the-hell-is-wrong with my wife look, but still he asked, “We know him? Oh good. Has Matteo met him yet? He knows everyone here so he’ll probably pull a file on this guy. I hope we’re not overstepping our boundaries, Ali, but you’re like a daughter to us. We just want you safe.”

I tugged on my small black clutch that housed my vibrating phone. It was probably Gen. I’d talked to her briefly after I left the office. Gen wasn’t a screamer, but my ears were ringing when I divulged to her what had happened between Matteo and I. She’d known how long I’d carried a torch for him. She’d been so upset when Matteo stopped talking to me, and I explained to Gen what had been happening – how he and I had “the talk” and how sweet he’s been towards me. Every morning, he picked me up with a peace offering – flowers, bagels, croissants, a keychain with my name engraved on it – and every chance he got, he spent with me. I’d been on a Matteo high these days that I pushed back the thought of how I’d deal with the loss of his presence when I went back to school.

The front door opened and it felt like I was watching a slow motion movie, but everything was happening so fast and I was in it.

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