Casa Parisi by Janet Albert

Author:Janet Albert [Albert, Janet]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Lesbian, Romance
ISBN: 9781619290167
Amazon: B007IPBG6C
Publisher: YELLOW ROSE BOOKS
Published: 2012-03-08T00:00:00+00:00

ON MONDAY MORNING, Juliet revived herself with two cups of strong coffee and prepared to go in to work. Since the winery was closed to visitors, no one would care or even notice if she stayed home and God knows, after her weekend with Andre, it had entered her mind to do just that. Nothing had to be accomplished today, and unless Luke or Lucia had a special reason to come in she could easily end up being the only one there. Still, she was going in. After brushing her teeth and combing her hair she leaned toward the mirror and inspected her image. "Who do you think you're fooling?" she asked her reflection. "You're only going in because you're hoping to talk to Lucia."

As Juliet drove to the winery, her thoughts traveled back to what had taken place over the weekend. After she and Andre returned from dinner on Saturday, she feigned a headache in order to discourage him from making sexual advances. It was a stale excuse, but she wasn't really lying, not technically. She did feel out of sorts. And she didn't feel like being with him in that way. Because he was a gentleman, he slept on the sofa and didn't push her for more.

When she got to work, Juliet parked in front of the barn. Luke's truck was there and that prompted her to go inside and say hello. Just as she started down the path, he came outside and when he saw her, he waited.

"I didn't think you'd be here today," she said, catching up to him.

"I'm not really here," he said. "What I mean is, I stopped in to check on something and now I'm leaving. Natalie and I promised the kids we'd take them on a picnic."

"You didn't happen to see Lucia, did you?"

"Not this morning. She came in for a few hours yesterday, but she went home early because she said she was tired and didn't feel good. As far as I know, she was drinking on Saturday night and I guess she got home late."

"Where did she go?" Juliet felt a knot forming in her chest.

"I don't think she'd want me to tell you that."

"She already told me she's a lesbian if that makes any difference."

"She did?" Luke looked and sounded relieved. "Good. Now I don't have to worry about opening my big mouth and outing her without her permission. She wouldn't like it if I did that."

"Where does she go when she drinks?" Juliet asked him a second time.

"Some lesbian bar in Ithaca." Luke absentmindedly rubbed at the stubble on his chin. "She never used to be a drinker. Come to think of it, I don't remember her ever getting drunk, even when she was in college, and we all did that didn't we?"

"Even I did, once or twice," Juliet said.

"Don't get me wrong," Luke continued. "She's an adult and she can do whatever she wants. It's just that I worry about her. I worry that she'll get in an accident or get herself arrested for a DUI.

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