The Blackstone Lion: Blackstone Mountain Book 5 by Alicia Montgomery

Author:Alicia Montgomery [Montgomery, Alicia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-30T04:00:00+00:00

After Luke had finished all the chores he wanted to do, plus mowed their lawn and threw out some junk in the garage she’d been meaning to get rid of, they all rode together to Main Street for lunch. Since they already had Rosie’s pastries for breakfast, Luke suggested they go to the Italian place. Georgina thought it was way too fancy, especially with Grayson, but he insisted and assured her it was more casual than it looked.

The owner, Giorgio Allementari, seemed surprised to see Luke, commenting how it’s been years since he’d been there. He also fawned over Georgina and Grayson and led them to the “usual table.” Georgina looked to Luke for an explanation, but he didn’t offer one. They followed Giorgio to the semi-circular booth in a corner of the restaurant.

The flamboyant restaurateur placed the menus on the table. “You aren’t allergic to strawberries, by chance, are you signorina? Or gluten? Nuts? Dairy?”

“Uh, no,” she said with a shake of her head.

He sighed with relief. “Good. I’ll be back with your bread.”

“Everything’s good here,” Luke said as he opened the menu. “Order what you want.”

“I will,” Georgina said. “And I’m paying.”

“No—”

“Nuh-uh.” She shook her head. “You’ve given me so much free labor today. The landlord said to take off what it cost me to get those repairs done, so you’re saving me rent money this month.”

He gave her another smile. “You have two shifters here, so I hope you won’t regret it.”

She laughed.

This was the first time she had taken Grayson anywhere more fancy than a diner or Rosie’s, but she was glad Luke was there to show him how to hold his knife and put his napkin on his lap. Despite his rough exterior, Luke had the manners of a prince, which told her a lot about how he was raised. She wondered what she would say if she ever got to meet Riva Lennox.

After lunch, Luke suggested they walk around Main Street for some shopping and then he would take them to the park. They walked into a couple of stores, and it was nice that Luke could watch Grayson while she looked around. Normally, if she even had money to shop anywhere, she couldn’t take more than five minutes before Grayson got bored.

Georgina didn’t take too long, and she mostly enjoyed having time to herself as she browsed through the shops. She didn’t want to torture the two boys (though they seemed happy enough, walking around the bookstore) so she told them she was done and that they could head to the park.

“Can I go on the swings? Please, Mommy?” Grayson pleaded as they strolled over to the playground. “And the jungle gym? And the slides? And the bars—”

“Of course,” she said with a laugh. “You can go anywhere you want.”

Georgina and Luke accompanied Grayson as he tested every piece of play equipment in the park. They pushed him on the swings, hoisted him up on the monkey bars, and spun him around the Merry-Go-Round.

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