The Penance List by S. C. Cunningham

Author:S. C. Cunningham [Cunningham, S. C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery
Goodreads: 36162963
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2009-06-30T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Nine

It had been an early rise that morning. Even earlier for Franco, as Tara had chucked him out of her room at 5 am, trying to have some semblance of decency when they all rose at 6 am to the wonderful smell of Mimi’s cooked breakfast. Having missed dinner the night before, Tara was starving.

They had played with each other all night, talking, making love, dozing, talking, making love, dozing a little more. When she chucked him out at 5 am, he stood grumbling at the doorway, trying to gain a reprieve.

What was wrong with the English, always worried about appearances, so what if they had been shagging all night, who cared? Why try and pretend at breakfast that they hardly knew each other? Anal or what, far too worried about protocol, too politically correct, in denial of having a good time, was it against the law or something?

No, it was just good manners, she chided.

He finally gave up and ran naked down the corridor to his own room, hoping not to bump into the lovely Mimi. As he slipped into the unwelcoming sheets of his cold bed, he decided that he was going to have to teach this English bird a thing or two about living, give her the Italian touch, all in good time.

The day’s shoot was a success; Tara’s fears were unfounded. Franco was brilliant; he took to his part like a duck to water, thoroughly enjoying it. Anton gave him a light touch of makeup and kept Tara’s hair looking lush and sexy, then busied himself helping out with directing, styling and general all round gofer.

They shot seven sets of pictures in various settings, far more than they needed, but what the heck, it was going so well. Four scenes in the morning and three in the afternoon, with a lazy lunch hour in the middle. They tucked into Mimi’s scrumptious picnic that Tony delivered with blankets, cushions and bottles of local wine.

Lying out in the sunshine, they teased the multi-talented Anton about his new career as a film director. He was in his element, with his dramatic arm waving and snappy Alfred Hitchcock directives, he kept them moving at a pace and in high spirits. Each time a shot was in the bag, he rushed around issuing cuddles and congratulations; his excitement contagious, even Tony caught the bug.

Tony had only intended on delivering the picnic and leaving them to it, tut tutting that they were all crazy, but curiosity getting the better of him, he ended being seconded as Anton’s side kick.

Anton gave him three important responsibilities: leaf management (balancing precariously on a step ladder scattering leaves over the romantic couple), shrub control (muscling obtrusive branches out of shot, while Anton regaled on his strength) and wind direction (wafting large sheets of cardboard over Tara’s tresses). He thoroughly enjoyed himself; it was an eye opener to see the amount of work that went on behind the scenes of a photo shoot.

He also enjoyed seeing the playful side of Franco, either Franco was a good actor or this girl was good for him.

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