Falling for Her Billionaire Boss by Donna Alward

Author:Donna Alward [Donna Alward]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Donna Alward
Published: 2021-06-12T00:00:00+00:00

At two-thirty Mari met Luca in the lobby.

“What, no Gina?” She’d left Luca’s sister after their hot stone massages, refusing an invitation to lunch and instead working in her office, desperate to keep up with the workload.

“Gina sends her apologies, but Charlie has taken her back to Calgary to catch a flight home.”

She caught the small furrow between his eyebrows. “Has something happened? Is it your father?”

“Why would you ask about my father?” The wrinkle deepened.

She looked up at him and put her hand on his arm. “You said her children were staying with him.”

He sighed and put his hand over hers. “No, it’s not Papa. I rather think it’s Gina and Angelo, but she wouldn’t tell me.”

“I’m sorry.”

He put on a smile, though she saw through it to the worry. How long had he been shouldering the weight of his family? The thought came to her and she realized it fit. Luca felt responsible. He hid it behind a playboy-type façade, but after the way he’d spoken about his father and now his sister, she was sure of it.

“Let’s not worry about that now. You look lovely. The spa clearly agreed with you.”

Mari began to lift her hand to smooth her hair again but stopped. It had been wonderful, being fussed over and pampered. The stress had melted away with the heat of the rocks. She straightened her shoulders. “Thank you.”

Yet she knew days at the spa and art shopping trips were things she couldn’t get used to. She was Mari Ross of small-town Ontario. Luca was Fiori of Fiori resorts, used to glamour and a lifestyle very different from hers. It was understandable why she’d find that seductive. But it was also a reminder of why it was temporary.

Things like this simply didn’t last.

When they reached the car, he leaned over and kissed her temple before she got in. “You look radiant,” he murmured in her ear.

The spot on her scalp where he’d pressed his lips burned. He was acting as though they did this every day, for Pete’s sake! All the feelings from last night’s fairy tale came rushing back, and she tried to push them away. “It’s the facial,” she replied curtly, sliding over and buckling her seatbelt.

They started with a small gallery tucked in behind Banff Avenue. Mari examined piece by piece, from soapstone sculptures to paintings to spectacular photographic work. As the visit continued, Mari felt like she was swept along with a whirlwind…only everywhere she turned, there was Luca, a few steps behind her. Always aware of him, the sound of his voice as he spoke to the proprietor. And using softer, more intimate tones for her.

It was hard to ignore him. Even if she really wanted to.

The saleslady was off to wrap a few of their smaller purchases to take with them, when Luca’s hands draped over her shoulders, his fingers gripping the ends of her scarf. She jumped at the contact.

“Nervous?”

If only he knew. She wasn’t sure she’d ever get used to sudden moves like that, even if it were Luca doing it.

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