Prince's Babies: A Royal Baby Romance Boxed Set by Ella Brooke & Sophia Lynn

Author:Ella Brooke & Sophia Lynn [Brooke, Ella]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2020-10-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Mateo

Mateo had been all around the world. Sometimes as part of a diplomatic envoy. Usually as a tourist. Never as a road-tripper.

Over the past few weeks, instead of pouting around the condo, he had been making himself useful in the work room, learning how to apply and blend the glazes on a few pieces of broken pottery. It was oddly calming, watching the color bloom to life. And, in between, he and Hanna had been touching each other every spare moment they had alone. Eventually, Hanna had let him help Maris finish a large order of mugs, plates, and bowls that they had gotten an order for. Maris had done the more detailed work, but he had been able to do the bulk of the glazing, and to Hanna’s standard. It seemed he hadn’t forgotten how to paint after all. As a member of the team (however temporarily), he’d been enlisted to help deliver the lot to a shop in New Orleans.

Next time, Mateo was going to foot the bill for shipping. Six hours after they’d left (very early in the morning, and a good half hour of which had been devoted to bathroom breaks), they pulled up to a drab-looking house with a white steel fence surrounding it.

“You have to be kidding me,” Mateo said.

“Sorry to disappoint, your highness,” Maris teased.

“I thought we were going to drop our things off at a hotel before making the delivery,” Mateo said.

“We are. Although this is a hostel, not a hotel.” Hanna pinched his cheek.

Mateo glared at her as she slipped out of the car but followed her quickly and grabbed their bags before she could touch them.

“My primeval hero,” Hanna said with a feigned sigh.

“Lay off him,” Maris said. “I wish I could find a guy to treat me like a princess.” She snorted. “I mean other than Davide.”

“Are you talking about the bartender at that place a block from our apartments?” Mateo gave Maris a wink and shouldered her overnight bag as well.

“Yeah, he does work there. But we’re friends, too.” Maris opened the gate and they approached the house.

“Is he an artist like the rest of you?”

“He’s a musician, primarily,” Hanna said.

Mateo stepped onto the porch and looked around the neighborhood. There was a little trolley car line within sight. The area didn’t look like much, but when they stepped inside, Mateo found himself caught by the amazing murals on the walls. Floor to ceiling, there were paintings of men and women playing brass instruments and dancing.

“Wow.”

Hanna patted his arm. “You don’t get to see this side of things when you’re always staying in the swanky hotels.”

“True enough.”

The hostel definitely had character. Mateo had to give it that. The rooms were large, but cluttered with oversized furniture, paintings, books, and artifacts. The host showed them to their room where Mateo set their bags down and turned to stare at Hanna and Maris.

“Bunk beds? Really?”

Hanna and Maris laughed. Maris grabbed her bag and ran over to one of the beds.

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