Loving Gigi by Ruth Cardello

Author:Ruth Cardello [Cardello, Ruth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
ISBN: 9780990914648
Google: H5UbCgAAQBAJ
Publisher: Ruth Cardello
Published: 2014-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

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“What an asshole,” Gigi stormed as she entered her apartment with Annelise. She threw her purse down on the table and kicked off her high heels before padding to her cupboard. “I need wine. How about you? Red or white?”

“Whatever you have,” Annelise called back from the living room.

Gigi returned with two glasses and a bottle of merlot. She poured wine for both of them, placed the bottle on the table between them, and sank into the comfort of her couch. “I hate people.”

Annelise kicked off her own shoes and curled up on the chair across from her, sipping her wine as she did. “Don’t let one man represent an entire species.”

“He didn’t even consider our offer. What does he mean, ‘it’s priceless’? He bought it. Which means it had a price. What’s the use of having money if I can’t use it for what’s important?”

“You said Gio and Julia are flying in tomorrow morning, right? Maybe they’ll have a suggestion. Who knows, they might even know him.”

“I can’t ask Gio to help me with this.”

“Why not?”

“It goes into that sticky, emotionally charged area we avoid. I’d have to explain why my mother sold the items off, Gio would feel guilty about not knowing I existed, and somehow we’d end up right back in the place where no one was right and everyone feels badly about things we can’t do anything about now.”

“Except, make amends, which Gio could do by helping you with this.”

“It’s not worth the conversation.” As soon as the words were out of her mouth, she rethought them. “Not unless it’s the only way. Then, you’re right, making the palazzo whole again for my mother is . . . as Mr. Wentforth said, priceless.”

Gigi’s cell phone buzzed with a message. “It’s Rocco. Oh, my God.” Gigi jumped up from her spot on the couch and knocked her glass of wine over on the table. “Shit.”

Annelise was beside her, mopping up the mess with napkins. “What happened? What did he say?”

Gigi read over the message from her bodyguard again. “He said Kane is here. In my apartment building. Right downstairs. Why would he come here?”

Annelise walked over to pick up her purse. “Because he wants to see you?”

“Where are you going?” Gigi asked in a panic and read another message on her phone. “Rocco said Kane is on his way up.”

“You don’t want me here.”

Gigi grabbed her friend’s arm. “Yes, I do. You don’t know how I get with Kane. I can’t be alone with him.”

Thoroughly amused, Annelise asked, “Are you afraid he’ll jump you or that you’ll jump him?”

Gigi’s grip tightened on Annelise’s arm. “Neither. Both. I don’t know. I need your objective opinion. Stay and watch how he is with me. I don’t even care if this sounds immature. I’m telling you, my brain shuts off around him. Help me not make a complete fool of myself by imagining what’s maybe not there.”

Laughing, Annelise pried Gigi’s hand off her arm. “Okay. Okay. I’ll hang out for a little bit.

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