Reunited with Her Italian Billionaire by Nina Singh

Author:Nina Singh
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-11-15T16:00:50+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

SHE’D BEEN AWAKE for hours before the knock sounded on her door. It was Marco; even the way he knocked had a distinctive quality. Memories of the day before had been rushing through her mind all morning. The way he’d held her. The gentle kiss on her cheek as he’d bade her goodbye.

“Come in.”

Marco entered, clasping on his watch as he walked in. He gave her a smile—a lazy, closed smile that didn’t quite reach his whole face. A smile that appeared too strained.

His expression told her everything she needed to know. He had withdrawn.

It was all wrong. Things were being left unsaid. Again.

He moved over to her and leaning in, gave her a small peck on the cheek. A kiss which held nowhere near the affection of the one yesterday.

“Wanted to check on you. I have a few phone calls to make. Then Leo and I have a meeting.”

She nodded silently.

“Is something wrong?” he asked.

Yes, everything. “No, not at all.”

Reaching for the robe that lay across the bed, Brianna slipped it on and secured the belt. She made her way over to the vanity and sat down in front of the mirror. With absentminded motions, she ran a brush through her hair. What they’d shared yesterday had been something out of a sweet, romantic movie. But this morning, they were back to acting like strangers.

This was a pattern. Based on past history, such moments of closeness and intimacy were usually followed by days and days of long hours at the office or traveling for work. Other than Marco stopping by during a lunch hour to spend some time with his son, Brianna would barely see him.

A clear withdrawal every time they seemed to get close. He was doing it again. How could she have not seen it coming? Simply because she’d left him six months ago?

“Are you certain there’s nothing the matter?” he asked.

She looked up at him in the mirror. Well, she certainly wasn’t going to sit around moping.

“Actually, I was going to ask you if Cook could use a day off or two. There are some new recipes I wanted to experiment with. But I don’t want to take over her kitchen.”

“I’m sure she’ll be cooperative. You may even be able to get her to help you.”

Brianna shook her head. “No help. I need to work on these all by myself.”

“And why is that?”

“Because they’ll be my audition dishes. It was a fluke that Chef Angelo Ziyad offered me a job last week.”

Marco lifted an eyebrow just as Brianna realized what she’d let slip.

“You were offered a job before we left?”

She nodded.

“That quickly?”

She shrugged. “I told you, it was more of a fluke.”

“Chef Ziyad, you said. Sounds familiar.”

“He’s one of the best.”

Marco contemplated her for a moment.

“That’s quite impressive. I mean, in the sense that you’d just gotten started before you had to take an extended break. Then not long after your return to the business, a master chef is already aware of your talents.”

He sounded genuinely impressed.

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