Harlequin Romance March 2015 Box Set: The Renegade Billionaire\The Playboy of Rome\Reunited with Her Italian Ex\Her Knight in the Outback by Rebecca Winters
Author:Rebecca Winters
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Harlequin Romance
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-10-15T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER TWO
MARIO RELEASED HER. âAs long as we understand each other.â
Natasha drew a tense breath as the bitter irony of those words swept over her. They had never understood each other. Nor could they ever, except on the lines of mutual defensiveness and mistrust.
She turned to Giorgio, assuming her most businesslike tone.
âSo itâs time I consulted with the Publicity Manager. Tell me, what are my instructions?â
âWe must go on a trip around Verona,â he said, âstudying all the significant places. Especially the balcony. These days you can even get married in Julietâs house. And afterwards the bride and groom always come out onto the balcony for the photographs.â
âUseful,â she said, taking out her notebook and beginning to write. âThe balcony scene is the most famous part of the story.â
âYes, people love to imagine Juliet standing there, yearning for her lover, saying, âRomeo, Romeo, where art thou Romeo?ââ
âShe doesnât say âwhereâ,â Natasha objected. âShe says âWhereforeâ. It means âWhy?â Sheâs saying âWhy did you have to be Romeo, a Montague, and my enemy?â In Shakespeareâs time, if you wanted to know why someone had behaved in a certain way, youâd sayââ she assumed a dramatic attitude âââWherefore did thou do this, varlet?ââ
âVarlet?â Giorgio queried.
âIt means rascal. Youâd say it to someone whoâd behaved disgustingly.â
Giorgio gave a crack of laughter. âI must remember that. Rascalâbriccone.â
âOr traditore,â Natasha observed lightly.
âAha! So you know some Italian words?â Giorgio said eagerly.
âOne or two,â she said with a fair assumption of indifference.
âIâd give a lot to know how you learned that particular one,â he said cheekily.
âYouâll just have to wonder,â she chuckled.
Mario wasnât looking at her. He seemed completely occupied with his wine.
A man appeared in the doorway, signalling to Giorgio.
âIâve got to leave you for a moment,â he said. âBut Iâll be back.â He laid a hand on Natashaâs shoulder. âDonât go away. I have a very good feeling about this.â
âSo have I,â she said. âIâll be right here.â
When Giorgio had gone, Mario refilled her wine glass.
âBe cautious about Giorgio,â he said. âHe turns on the charm as part of his trade.â
âBut of course,â she said cheerfully. âItâs a form of show business. No harm in that.â
âAs long as youâre not taken in.â
âIâm not. These days, nothing and nobody manages to deceive me.â
He raised his glass to her in an ironic salute.
âThis is quite a coincidence,â he said. âI wonder which of us is more shocked.â
âWeâll never know.â
âJust now you were very determined to say we didnât know each other.â
âWould you have said differently?â she asked, watching him.
âNo, but I doubt Iâd have said it so fast or emphatically. You denied knowing me as though your life depended on it.â
âBut we didnât know each other. Once we believed we did but we were both wrong. You thought I was easy to fool or you wouldnât have wasted your time on me. You never reckoned on Tania turning up and showing me what you were really like.â
âI admit I once had a relationship with Tania, but it was over.
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