Sicilian's Baby of Shame by Carol Marinelli

Author:Carol Marinelli
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarlequinUKLtd
Published: 2017-08-25T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

‘I’M GOING TO be late,’ Sophie warned as they showered together.

‘Don’t go to work today.’

‘You might have some sway if you were the new boss...’ She laughed. ‘No, I am going in so I can be guilt-free on my days off.’

‘How long are you off for?’

‘Two days and two nights.’

She quickly dressed and, yes, she was going to work but with conditions attached.

‘This time you’re to come back,’ he warned, taking her in his arms. ‘Tonight we’ll go out, somewhere nice.’

And she frowned because, yes, it was an age-old problem but Sophie truly had nothing suitable for a date with Bastiano Conti. Luckily, he read her concern.

‘I’ll take care of everything.’

* * *

As she left, Bastiano was ready to plan their evening.

More than that, he was considering flying her home.

Never had he had any inclination to bring anyone back to the Old Convent, but telling her his history, finally having someone on his side, for the first time he wanted to explore his past...

With her.

Bastiano cared for no one and had been raised not to do so, yet he knew now the real reason he was back in Rome.

Sophie.

Maybe the return of his mother’s ring was a sign that things were starting to turn around. For the first time he believed that maybe, just maybe there was more to life than revenge.

He walked out and looked over to the table where he had placed the ring last night, yet there was no ring there. He had left it there, Bastiano was sure.

In fact, he could remember precisely the moment he had put it down for it had been then he had become aware that Sophie was near.

And he tried not to think that she too might have seen him with it.

He looked at the floor beneath the table.

Unlike the last time he had been here, the room was immaculate and after a few minutes of fruitless searching it was very clear that the ring had gone.

He recalled her expression when he had told her they would go out tonight.

Perhaps Sophie had decided that she needed something to wear.

Had she taken some notes from his wallet he would not have cared, but he’d only just got his mother’s ring back.

Bastiano was still scanning the floor and the surfaces as he dressed, still going over last night’s details in his mind as he pulled on a shirt and impatient fingers did it up, but he didn’t even attempt to tuck it in.

And that was how she saw him.

Sophie had just come from the morning’s briefing and instead of house duties she was to work in the foyer, ensuring that all surfaces were gleaming, including the brass revolving doors.

It wasn’t her favourite job but it was not an unpleasant one. She could observe the guests and chat with Ronaldo the doorman. It was not an easy shift either, for there were many lounges and there were always guests leaving coffee rings and crumbs. But today she could have been anywhere, she was so happy.

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