How to Propose to a Princess by Rebecca Winters

Author:Rebecca Winters
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-07-08T19:15:03+00:00

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The three day visit to Ottavia in Rome accomplished one thing Fausta had needed to put one foot in front of the other again. Her aunt encouraged her to follow through with her idea to give computers to the orphanage. Doing something of worth for those children would force her to set aside her heartache over Nico for a little while.

Fausta flew from Rome to Turin to meet with officials at church headquarters. They were delighted that Princess Rossiano from Domodossola wanted to donate such a gift to the Sant’Agate Orphanage and they talked with the Mother Superior to make the arrangements.

After receiving the necessary permission, Fausta flew home to Domodossola to touch base with her contacts. The next day she drove to Mottalciata and booked a room at one of the village’s hotels. She knew she’d have to be there for quite a while.

The Mother Superior couldn’t have been more excited. Since there was so little room at the orphanage, she had the desks with the computers and printers set up in the large common room. Five were placed at one end. Five others were put at the opposite end with the piano and toys in between.

As soon as more electrical outlets had been installed, two men set the computers up with the software and they were in business. Since Fausta was computer savvy, she planned to stay in the village for as long as it took to work with each student. She wouldn’t leave until they were competent enough to have fun on them without help.

When everything was ready, the Mother Superior took Fausta into the big dining room and introduced her. The children were finishing their dinner. They had no idea who she was or that she’d been the one responsible for the gifts. That was the way Fausta wanted it.

The Mother Superior clapped her hands. “Children? I’d like you to meet Signorina Rossiano. She’s the person who is going to show you how to use the computers and printers that were donated to us.”

The children shouted with excitement. They attended the local school during the school year and were dying to get their hands on them. Fausta remembered Nico telling her he’d have given anything to work on one.

As she looked at each of the children, she could picture Nico, who’d spent ten years eating meals in this room, and felt a fierce tug on her heart. At the moment there were twenty-nine children from the ages of six to fourteen.

“You’ll have to learn how to use them in shifts. Right now we’ll start with Emilio, Eva, Nicoletta, Paolo, Sergio, Remo, Teresa, Guido, Maria and Nicolo.”

Just hearing that last name caused Fausta’s pulse to pick up speed.

“Follow Signorina Rossiano to the common room. Once your turn is over, more of you will be called until everyone has had a chance before it’s bedtime.”

Teaching the children how to work on the computer turned out to be pure joy for Fausta. She’d never had so much fun in her life.

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