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Penelope suddenly crooked a finger at him.
And he was right.
She crooked a finger at him again, and Cesare did his best to stifle his smile while making his way to her.
Ah, tesoro.
His long-legged stride had him reaching her in moments, and the first thing he did was have her squeak in surprise when he pinched her cheeks.
"Ouch!"
He pinched her cheeks again, and Penelope glowered. "What's that for?" she grouched under her breath. "I just wanted todemonstrateto them that I'm your owner—-"
"Youwere the one who forgot that," he chastised gently, "not me, and that is whatthisis all about."
All she could do was make a face when he was able to steal another pinch from her cheeks.
"It's punishment,tesoro...for doubting your claim on me."
"HMPH."
She scowled up at him as she said this, but she also caught him completely off guard when she stood on her toes a second later—-
What the hell?
It was her turn to steal something from him, with her lips brushing against his in a kiss—-
Fuck.
And then she was hurrying away from him, mumbling something about having to go back to Dr. Rivera's clinic.
Fuck, fuck, fuck.
Everyone at the nurses' station was staring at him again, but this time all of their gazes were trained at the bulging evidence of his arousal.
Fuck!
He himself was the one to tell Penelope that their upcoming marriage could be nothing more than a business transaction. But as he watched her disappear into the doctor's clinic—-all he could think of was how he couldn't fucking wait to make her hiswife.
Penelope
"It's a positive match," Dr. Rivera says with a smile as soon as we settle into a comfortable pair of seats across his desk. "There is absolutely no doubt that you areSignoraPilar Sorrento's granddaughter, but...I have a feeling both of you already know that."
The doctor goes on to discuss results from my blood tests next, and my heart feels like it's about to burst when I see the taut edges of Cesare's gorgeous face while he listens.
He looks really concerned, but...I can't let myself assume anything just yet.
This is still the same man who only sees us as owners looking after each other's properties, and until he says otherwise...
Don't get your hopes up, dude!
We stop by the concierge on our way out, and I see the other man look at me while Cesare is busy re-arming himself like he's John Wick. "Signorina?"
I feel like a student being called to the dean's office, and my back automatically straightens as I nervously meet his gaze. "Yes, sir?"
"Thank you for your visit. We look forward to being of service to you again."
He takes something from the shelf behind him, and I can't help laughing when I realize he's giving me a bottled frappe from Starbucks.
