The Magnate's Holiday Proposal by Rebecca Winters

Author:Rebecca Winters
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-01-10T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

“IF THAT WON’T work for you, I understand. I haven’t given you much notice.”

“No, no. I’m thrilled with this news. The sooner you remove that tumor, the sooner my son won’t get those headaches anymore. We’ll be there Friday morning on the dot.”

“Excellent. I’ll make all the arrangements so the staff is ready for you when you check in.”

“Thank you, Doctor. See you soon.”

Luca hung up in a daze. After two years, the operation they’d been waiting for was really going to happen! He needed to inform his work that he was going to be out of the office for an unknown period of time. Before the day was out, Dino’s teacher would have to be told he might not be back to school until after the new year. The doctor couldn’t give him a timetable for a full recovery. Luca refused to believe Dino wouldn’t be cured.

But most important of all, he had to tell Gabi what was happening and ask—beg her if necessary—to take the time off to be with them. Luca would call Edda Romano and explain why it was so vital Gabi had to be there for Dino. Luca couldn’t imagine getting through this experience without her.

He knew it was a lot to ask. Too much. Luca realized it depended on how much she loved Dino. She did love him. Luca had seen it and felt it in a dozen ways.

After calling his mother, who would alert Maria and Tomaso that the timetable for the operation had changed, he phoned the school to leave a message with Dino’s teacher. Once he’d hung up, he followed the children’s excited voices to the family room. Gabi was playing charades with them, acting out a movie or book title. She exchanged a secret glance with Luca while he stood there and watched for a few minutes.

What would life be like a week from today? A month? He didn’t have an answer for that. What he did know was that there would be a huge change and he had to be ready for it no matter what. If Gabi only knew she was the magic dust to help them navigate through the uncharted section of their universe.

They played a few more charades before she said, “You’re both tied for first place! Dino? If you’ll bring my suitcase in here, I have prizes to give out.”

“Evviva!” He was off and back like a shot.

“Put it here on the couch.”

The boys clustered around her as she opened the lid and pulled out two Christmas-wrapped boxes the size of a big game. They took up most of the suitcase. At this point, Luca’s excitement to see what she’d brought them was greater than theirs.

Within seconds they’d ripped off the paper and out flew twin Roman gladiator outfits: brown tunics, arm shields, armor, swords, daggers, axes and helmets with red gladiator feathers on top. But there was more. Each box contained a bag of fifty small Roman soldiers so they could play war.

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