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“That shouldn’t be hard,” Bella said, her eyes still on her daughter, checking. “You are extremely beautiful with a powerful last name.”
I answered, “Thank you.” It was nice of her to say this, but I needed to hear it from Antonio.
My eyes went his way again, but this time he was not looking at me. He was the cook for the day, and his focus was on the meat.
Mia shifted next to me and rose from her chair. “Let me check on Antonio and see if he needs any help.” Before leaving, she sent me a meaningful look. I couldn’t understand what her intentions were. One moment she was warning me, and the next, she was acting like a wingman.
Why did she even want to help me?
I watched as she slid towards the men. She went to her brother and started saying things I couldn’t hear. She raised her eyebrows and then pointed to the barbecue. The next moment Mia was the one in charge, and Antonio was free. Then his eyes came to mine.
This time I gave him a look that lasted for more than a few seconds. Gabriele’s back was to me, and I doubted Michele was smart enough to realize anything. So, I kept my eyes on him as I said, “I have to use the bathroom.”
I rose from my chair. Bella was explaining the directions, but I didn’t care. It was not important. It was not my reason to go in.
Still, when I was inside the house, I turned left in order to go to the guest bathroom Bella described to me. Antonio looked at me so intensely. He didn’t look away. He was going to come after me. He had to.
I just knew it.
I went inside the bathroom but didn’t lock the door. I also prayed that he heard where I was going. I prayed for him to come after me and find me.
Thankfully the Gods heard me, and someone pushed open the ajar door of the bathroom. When I saw the huge frame of Antonio, my heart went crazy. The secretive situation was not what excited me. I was used to shit like this. The reason for my dancing heart was solely his presence.
“Can I come in?” Antonio asked with his confident voice. He damn well knew he could.
I didn’t bother hiding anything. I didn’t have the luxury of time to waste. “I was waiting for you.”
Antonio slid inside and closed the door behind him. “Is that so?” he asked as he got closer to me. I took a step back and leaned on the washbasin. Antonio put a hand over it next to my hip.
Just slide that shit towards me, for fuck’s sake.
“We got interrupted last night.”
“We sure did,” he murmured. “Your brother is quite protective.”
I lifted an eyebrow. I just wanted him to get closer to me. “Is there anything he should protect me from?”
Thank God he took a step towards me. “Depends on what you count as danger.”
Oh, Gabriele and I had very different opinions on that. To him, everything Antonio could do to me was dangerous. I, on the other hand, wanted everything he was willing to do to me. I was ready to give myself to him. Maybe it was so stupid to some people, but I knew it was not. I knew he was the one for me.
“I don’t think I find anything you are thinking about me, dangerous.” Shit, maybe that was a little bit forward of me to say. But I needed to be bold because we didn’t have much time, but I also didn’t want him to think that I only wanted to fuck him while I was here.
Damn, this was hard.
For a second, I expected Antonio to do something sexual. I expected him to kiss me or touch me. I thought he was going to take it the wrong way and make a move. It would be horrible because I was not sure if I could push him away. Every part of my being screamed to be touched by him. Both physically and spiritually.
He didn’t, though. He didn’t touch me even though it seemed like he wanted to. Maybe he just read me too well, saw something in my eyes.
“You told me you sneak out a lot,” He said with a relaxed voice making me relax too. “Were you telling the truth?”
I nodded. “I did in New York.”
“Would you like to do it in Chicago too?”
Him being bold like me set my girl parts on fire. I was not going to say this easily, though. There was something I wanted. “Are you offering to give me a Chicago tour?”
Antonio thought for a second. “Tour was not what I had in mind, but you can make sure I will make it worth your time.”
