Red Hot Romeo (The Royal Romeos, #1) by Jenny Gardiner

Author:Jenny Gardiner
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Royalty, Romantic comedy, contemporary romance, Modern Fairy Tale, New adult, European royalty, heir, peerage, monarch, wealthy, nobility, playboy, prince, winery, supermodel, Chick lit
Publisher: jenny gardiner
Published: 2016-10-04T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

“This is the most adorable little village I think I’ve ever seen,” Taylor said as the four of them took a traditional passeggiata, a uniquely Italian custom where the locals take a leisurely stroll through town at dusk. She and her friends made their way through the centro storico, the historic center of Santo Romeo. There of course would have been no Santo Romeo were it not for the Romeo family, so the town and the family and the vineyard were all inextricably tied. “And to think this is the town of your heritage, well, it’s just hard to conceptualize having such deep roots like this. A town founded by your ancestors hundreds and hundreds of years ago. How cool is that?”

Sandro shrugged. “I guess it’s what I’ve known my whole life, so it is what it is.”

“Trust me, it’s an amazing gift to have such abiding connections to a community. I’d have given my eyeteeth for something like this.”

“Hey, Tay,” Larkin said. “Let’s do some window-shopping.”

The two women separated from the men to stroll arm in arm while admiring shoes and clothes in the stores they walked past. Luca and Sandro took advantage of the women’s distraction to talk shop.

“So you’re sure about this engagement?” Sandro said. “You do realize that it means you’re stuck with the same woman for the rest of your time on Earth?”

Luca rolled his eyes. “Look, Sandro, I know it’s hard for you to understand. You’ve just not met the right woman, and so the idea of binding yourself for life is—”

“Is something like climbing to the top of that bell tower,” he said, pointing to the top of the cathedral down the road, “and then taking a flying leap from its highest point.”

“Way to be a drama queen,” Luca said with a chuckle. “Look, I can’t explain it to you but to tell you that I’m happiest when we’re together and she makes me a better man.”

Sandro ran his fingers through his long hair, then shook his head. “You’re right. It is hard for me to understand. Like in the same way I can’t understand why she’d pick you to begin with.” He elbowed his cousin in the ribs.

“So funny I forgot to laugh.”

“You boys sure are deep in discussion,” Larkin said, looping her arm into Luca’s, leaving Sandro the odd man out of the group. Taylor looked at him walking separately from them and gave half a thought to joining him but then thought better of it. The last thing she wanted was to be embarrassed by his rejecting her attempts at being civil. Far better to pretend he wasn’t there.

“Just explaining to Sandro why I’m so excited to marry my best friend.” He leaned over and kissed her.

“Honestly, do we need to get you two a room?” Taylor said as she jokingly stuck her finger down her throat.

“Yeah, enough with the fondling and making out,” Sandro said. “I’m trying to work up an appetite, not lose it.”

They laughed as they

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