Her Double Punishment by Daniella Wright

Author:Daniella Wright [Wright, Daniella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-08T05:00:00+00:00

Dinner is the usual rowdy affair, though tonight I can’t keep my mind of Stefano’s words, or the look in Marco’s eyes. I try to keep up with the conversation, but my mind is a whirl of possibilities, fantasizing about the impossible.

“Are you alright, Savannah?”

I glance up to see Rosa looking at me with some concern, and I force a smile.

“I am, thank you. Just a bit tired, I think.”

“Ah, yes. It’s been a tough few days for you. A bit of a culture shock, I would think, and so much work. You’ve done a marvelous job adapting so quickly.”

Rosa’s words warm my heart, and this time when I smile, it’s genuine.

“Thank you. It has been strange. But you’ve all welcomed me into your home, so I feel as though I’ve always lived here. It’s made it much easier than it otherwise might’ve been.”

“I’m glad to hear it,” Rosa says with a smile.

“Well,” Stefano says. “According to the weather forecasts, we’ve two days of good weather, before the rains hit on Saturday. I’d like us to start earlier tomorrow and Friday, and finish a little later if we can, to get in as many olives as we can. It’s due to be a good downpour, and if the forecast is right we’ll have at least three days of pressing before we can get back out into the harvest.”

“We have some hard days’ work ahead of us, then.” Giovanni says.

“We should keep the girls home from their schooling,” Alessandro says to Anna.

The girls cheer, and Alessandro holds his hands up to silence them.

“Just for the next two days. Next week you will be back to school as normal.”

“Oh.” They complain in unison too, and the whole family laughs.

“Off to bed then,” Alessandro says, as they finish eating. “If you’re not going to school, you’ll need to be up extra early for the harvest.”

The girls take their plates to the kitchen, and scurry off down the hall, Alessandro following close behind.

Anna pushes her chair back. “Savannah, will you help me with the dishes?”

“Oh, of course.” I push my own chair back, almost too fast, sending it toppling, though Marco catches it before it hits the ground.

“Too keen, Savannah!” he says with a laugh. “It’s only the dishes, nothing exciting here.”

I blush, and he smiles. “Your help is very much appreciated.”

That warmth in my chest and groin is still lingering from my conversation with Stefano, and now looking into Marco’s eyes I feel it stirring again. I look away quickly, picking up my plate and carrying it to the kitchen, where Anna has already disappeared.

Stefano may have realized finally that I’m an adult, but right now I feel like a silly little sixteen-year-old with her first crush. Isn’t this supposed to vanish when a person becomes an adult? Where is the classy, sophisticated woman I always expected I’d turn into eventually.

Certainly not here.

In the kitchen, Anna has already filled up the sink with hot soapy water.

“Would you like to wash, or dry?”

It’s been so long since I’ve had to do either task, I’m stumped for a moment.

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