Sal Gabrini 4: I'll Take You There by Mallory Monroe

Author:Mallory Monroe
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: United States, Romance, African American, Women's Fiction, Literature & Fiction
ISBN: 0692270388
Publisher: Austin Brook Publishing
Published: 2014-08-04T18:30:00+00:00

And later than night, after they were home, showered, and in bed, he held onto her as if he was holding onto the most precious gem in the world. She slept like a baby in his arms. He barely slept at all. But he held onto her. He held her all night.

CHAPTER TWELVE

By the time Gemma had showered and was fully dressed in her Versace pantsuit and heels, and had grabbed her briefcase and handbag and was heading downstairs, Sal had already been up for nearly three hours. He was seated at the small kitchen table, sipping coffee and looking out of the window. Still in his bathrobe.

But if she expected to find a morose Sal, or an even depressed Sal, she was mistaken. When he looked up and saw her heading her way, looking so sexy, he smiled.

“There’s my lady,” he said as she approached him.

She smiled too. Surprised to see him so upbeat. “How long have you been up?”

“Few hours, I don’t know.”

She leaned over and kissed him on the lips. But he loved her kiss so much that, as she was about to lean back up, he grabbed her back down and then sat her across his lap. And gave her a long, proper kiss.

“Of what do I owe this great affection?” she asked him when he allowed her to come back up for air.

“Just wanted to make sure you’re alright. Kissing you does that, you know.”

“Oh really now?” Gemma said with a smile. “So your kiss holds that much power over me?”

“Hell yeah.”

“And my kiss? What kind of power does it hold?”

“Nothing,” Sal said. “Not a thing.”

Gemma ribbed him and they laughed. But then they both couldn’t help but think about the elephant in the room, what happened last night, and they both turned serious. Even somber. Gemma began to play around in Sal’s thick hair.

“I’ve been thinking about us,” he said.

“So have I,” she said. “I used to always cringe when I heard my clients talk about how it’s them against the world. Yeah, right, I used to always say. But now I know what they mean. Because, in our case, Sal, it’s true. It’s us against the world.”

Sal nodded. “It is. That’s the truth. And I’ve been thinking about that.”

Gemma looked at him. “Please don’t tell me I should leave you and the marriage is off. Please don’t even go there, Sal.”

“What do you take me for, Gemmanette? Do I look crazy to you? Do you think I’m going to have myself this prize from heaven and just give it back because other people don’t want me to have it? You know me better than that.”

“You were talking that way last night.”

“I was pissed last night. I was . . . hurt last night. But this is a new day.”

“And?”

“And I’ve made some decisions.” He lifted her off of his lap. “You’d better take a seat.”

“Oh, Lord,” Gemma said as she sat on the table chair across from him. She sat her briefcase and handbag on the table and looked at him.

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