City of Lust (Half-breed Book 5) by Debra Dunbar

Author:Debra Dunbar [Dunbar, Debra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

The restaurant in Bellagio had café seating with little romantic lights strung across the edge of the roof and along the banister that separated it from the lake. There was someone in the plaza singing, and the sound filtered its way through the hum of conversation. I sipped my wine, picking at the last bit of veal that I was too full to eat.

Full. With delicious food, wine, and sexual energy from the jewelry store shopkeeper that had shown me the special stock he had in back, then shown me a whole lot of other things. Of course, that was nothing compared to what I’d shown him.

“You look very content.” Irix’s smile was warm, his eyes glinting with lighter shades of gold in the reflected light.

“I am. I’m feeling better about the tests and tastings,” I told him. “Thank you for helping me with the wine samples and quizzing me with the notecards. This can’t have been what you were thinking of when I asked you to come with me to Italy.”

“I’ll admit it wasn’t, but I get a kick out of seeing you study and work so hard for something. Besides, when it’s all over I’ve got a surprise planned for us. So Friday, when you get back from Bergamo, be ready to celebrate your winning the apprenticeship in a big way.”

There was no way I was going to win this apprenticeship, but the idea of a surprise got my blood racing—especially one of Irix’s surprises.

“What is it? You have to tell me. Please? Please?” I begged.

“It’s a surprise,” he repeated. “And no promises of blow jobs or anal sex are going to get me to reveal where we’re going or what we’re doing Friday afternoon and evening.”

“Okay.” I liked surprises. I’d also spied our waiter, who had been flirting mercilessly with me all evening, head out front supposedly for a smoke. That look he’d sent my way was just begging me to come after him and I intended to oblige.

“You’ll excuse me a minute?” I scooted back my chair and inclined my head toward where my prey had headed.

“Of course. Take your time. I’ll order another bottle of wine for when you return.”

The waiter’s attentions hadn’t escaped Irix’s notice and he knew exactly where I was headed.

“I won’t be long. He’ll want me to come back later, once he’s off work so we can take it slow.” I was quickly learning that most Italian men preferred romance at a leisurely pace, even when having a one-night stand. It took some adjustment from the American style of fast-hard-and-out-the-door, but I was enjoying it. It meant that I couldn’t fit in quite as many sexual partners as I normally could in a day, but the quality of the energy was richer and stronger—which made up for the lack in quantity.

“Flirt a bit,” Irix instructed. “And make me out to be the jealous sort. He wants to feel like he’s stealing you away right under my nose.”

I’d gotten that impression as well, but it was good to have confirmation from the more experienced Irix.

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