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He gave Alma a kiss and thanked her for helping in the arrangements and then he embraced his frail grandfather.
‘What had happened to the other Lost Mistresses?’ Abby asked as she said her goodbyes.
‘Another time,’ Matteo hastily broke in. They’d be here for hours if Giovanni started and Matteo had other plans for tonight! ‘We’ve got our honeymoon to get to.’
They left his grandfather smiling, holding on to the necklace and sitting looking out across the lake and, yes, they had a honeymoon to get to, but Matteo went back for one more goodbye.
‘I love you.’
He did.
It didn’t roll off his tongue easily as it did when he said it to Abby, but Matteo meant it.
‘I love you,’ Giovanni said.
That was all.
They had come full circle and there were no more sorrys to be had.
Matteo drove them to the airport and in his complicated, somehow seamless world, there a driver was waiting to return the car to his home.
Their home.
Abby’s head was still spinning; she hadn’t come back to earth since the day that they had met and she somehow doubted she ever would.
At least not to the same one he had swept her away from.
‘Where are we going?’ Abby asked as they took their seats and, because it was a private jet, in a matter of moments they were heading off. As they hit cruise level the flight attendants moved into the sleeping area and then the captain’s voice came on.
‘Congratulations, Mr and Mrs Di Sione, on your marriage. With a tailwind our flight will take approximately seven hours.’
Matteo took her hand and led her to the sleeping area and the crew had done them proud.
There were petals strewn on the bed and there was a feast of champagne and so many delicacies that for a moment she took her eye off the groom.
There were cupcakes that looked like miniature wedding cakes but when Abby bit into one it was filled with a rich chocolate mousse.
‘Seven hours’ flying time,’ Matteo said and he took her in his arms. ‘Whatever will we do?’
‘Is this a mystery flight?’
‘No.’ Matteo shook his head. ‘We’re going to Paris, the city of romance. I think it’s time to make up for some lost time—neither of us have ever really dated. I’m going to put that right.’
He put her whole world to rights and Abby did the same for him.
‘So no mystery,’ Matteo said. ‘It’s just the start of our adventure.’
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If you enjoyed this book, look out for the next instalment of THE BILLIONAIRE’S LEGACY: THE DI SIONE SECRET BABY by Maya Blake
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