Mediterranean Escapes by HELEN BROOKS

Author:HELEN BROOKS
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mills & Boon Special Release
Published: 2017-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

SHE’D deserved the sleepless night, Cherry told herself the next morning, after she had watched the night hours creep by. She’d been unbelievably stupid to allow Vittorio to kiss her like that and kiss him back. Of course he had expected he could go further. He’d probably thought they’d both spend the night in her bed—well, his bed, to be pedantic about it. She was in his house after all.

But not for much longer. She nodded to the thought as she stepped out of the shower and began to dry her hair. It was seven o’clock on a beautiful May morning and with any luck the hire car would be delivered before long. Of course there was breakfast to endure before that, but she’d get through and leave as soon as she could.

She’d go and see the Castel del Monte first; several people had mentioned it was the finest castle in the region and a breathtaking monument to the modern eye. And then she’d travel further up the coast to the province of Foggia and see more castles, churches and cathedrals. Someone had told her—she couldn’t remember who—that just outside Foggia were the remains of the largest Roman amphitheatre in southern Italy, with a vast arena which had accommodated twenty thousand spectators; she couldn’t leave the area without paying a visit. A few days of culture and improving her mind was just what she needed to put the last twenty-four hours firmly behind her.

She continued her plans as she dressed, refusing to think of anything else, and left her room just before seven-thirty to make her way to the breakfast room. The door was open when she reached it, and on entering she saw the big dark figure of Vittorio sitting at the table reading a paper. Sophia was not present, which wasn’t what she’d hoped.

‘Buongiorno, Cherry.’ Vittorio had risen and pulled out a chair for her before she was halfway across the room, and she had no choice but to sit down next to him.

She sat, refusing to acknowledge that he looked just as good in jeans and a T-shirt as the more tailored clothes he’d been wearing the day before—although the jeans and T-shirt shouted exclusivity anyway. Born with the proverbial silver spoon and spoiled rotten from the cradle, she told herself viciously. He had no idea of what real life was like. None at all. She doubted he had ever done a day’s work in his life.

‘I trust you slept well?’ he said softly, interrupting her character assassination.

Wild horses wouldn’t have dragged the truth from her. ‘Very well, thank you,’ she replied stiffly, as the two maids bustled in with large dishes of food, which they placed on a long sideboard at the side of the room.

‘It is customary that we help ourselves in the morning,’ Vittorio explained quietly. ‘Rosa and Gilda will bring coffee. Would you prefer espresso or cappuccino?’

Cherry turned to Rosa, who was waiting at her side. ‘Cappuccino, please.’

‘Si, signorina.’

The maid’s smile was sunny.

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