Rossellini's Revenge Affair by Yvonne Lindsay

Author:Yvonne Lindsay
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2007-10-19T04:00:00+00:00

Eight

Rational or not he knew there were practicalities to be taken care of. The fact that Lana only had two outfits, and both of them more businesslike than casual, needed to be addressed.

“Where do you usually shop for clothing?”

In his peripheral vision he saw her head snap around and he felt her eyes boring into him.

“Why do you ask?”

“You cannot continue to only wear two outfits for the rest of the time we are together. We can gather some things for you now.”

“Must we do that today?”

“I do not expect to have time to meet your needs once Maria is here in Auckland.”

He felt her bristle at his comment but she held her tongue.

“So where do we need to stop?”

“Take the next turnoff and I’ll direct you from there.” Her voice was stiff, as if she were fighting back words that were better left unsaid. He smiled inwardly, she was learning.

When they arrived back at the hotel Lana was happy to discover the inventory lists for the house had already been faxed through. Her experienced eye scanned them in detail, noting the sizes of the beds in the various rooms, and the tables in the dining areas, and she started to make lists for what new linen they’d need. She was oblivious to Raffaele as he looked over her shoulder as she methodically listed each area of the house and made notes, from memory, about the colours and style of each room. When she finally took a break to flex her cramped fingers she was surprised to see it had grown dark outside. Raffaele sat opposite her, dressed more casually than before in dark jeans and a charcoal grey long sleeved polo shirt, that reflected the colour of his eyes. Eyes which were riveted on her.

“I’m sorry, did you say something?” Lana gathered her sheaf of notes together and lined them up between her hands.

“No. I did not. I have merely been watching you. Are you finished?”

“For now. I think I have a good idea of what we need to buy and what we can keep from the existing inventory. If you’ll agree, I’d like to start with replacing all the bed and bathroom linen. We can forward the previous owner’s to the local shelters. They’ll be glad of the donation, I’m sure.”

A puzzled look crossed Raffaele’s face.

“What’s wrong?” Lana asked.

“Nothing is wrong. I merely expected you to dispense with the unwanted items, not to distribute them.”

“But that would be a terrible waste.”

“I agree.” He surveyed her with a new expression on his face, one that made her feel like an insect under a microscope.

“What is it? Why are you looking at me like that?”

“You were upset that I didn’t let you pay for the baby’s things. Why?” He leaned forward and rested his forearms on his knees, bringing his face closer to hers, enveloping her personal space with the power of his presence.

“I just wanted to buy them myself, that’s all.” Lana leaned back into her chair. She wasn’t going into her personal details now.

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