Tempted in the City by Jo Leigh

Author:Jo Leigh
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-08-29T04:00:00+00:00

11

“I’M SORRY,” TONY said the minute they’d left the house and were on the street.

“What for?” Catherine studied his expression, but as usual she was having difficulty reading him. Of course she realized his apology had something to do with the evening, but there were quite a few things he could mean.

“I should have realized it would be uncomfortable for you. My grandmother didn’t mean to be rude. I neglected to tell them you spoke Italian. Not that it would’ve excused what she said. I just wanted you to know she wouldn’t have deliberately tried to hurt your feelings.”

“It’s fine. Truly, I don’t mind. I’ve hardly met anyone from the neighborhood yet. But tonight was a good beginning. And I like your family.”

“Why? My parents are living in a past that never really existed. It’s as if they’re stuck in a time warp. It’s not just them, either. All the old-timers, they want everything to be the way they remember, but their memories are fairy tales.”

“Wow,” she said, walking toward the subway. “I think you had a much worse time than I did.”

He shifted the heavy bag of leftovers to his other arm. “Where are you planning on keeping this food? You’d have to buy a whole new fridge.”

She latched on to the change of subject eagerly. “I was hoping you’d take it to your place, then bring some of it tomorrow night.”

“Ah. About that.”

She slowed, not liking the hesitation in his voice one bit. “What is it?”

“I know dinner ran late. But I’d like it if we could be together tonight.”

The tension eased out of her shoulders. “Well, I suppose that would mean going to your place because of the food, but I’d have to get up super early to go back to mine before work in the morning.”

“You’re right. It’s stupid.”

She started walking more quickly. “Not stupid. In fact, I have an idea. Why don’t we get a cab, which will take me by the house to gather my things, then we’ll go to your place. As long as Dominic isn’t planning to make a surprise visit.”

“Dominic knows if he does that again he’ll be banished forever. No worries.”

“Good,” she said, waiting for the cloud that was hanging over him to lighten. But it didn’t. “Are you sure about this?”

“Yeah. Why do you ask?”

“You puzzle me. I can’t tell if you were truly bothered by your family, or if you’re upset because you think I was bothered.”

He hung his head, but just for a second. “Let’s find a cab at the corner. And if you don’t mind, let’s not talk any more about my family tonight.”

“Deal,” she said, and hurried along with him to the cross street.

* * *

IT WAS A quarter to ten by the time they reached Tony’s place. She was pleased that despite his subdued mood he still wanted her to spend the night with him. It took them forever to put the food away, but only because Tony couldn’t seem to keep his hands off her.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.