I stood outside his hotel room
debating on if I should knock or just leave. I knew I had to knock because I
had no doubt he would come back to the house. Things were bad enough when
Dunham called to inquire about the strange man Grammy had at the house. I
laughed when he struggled to get out that he didn’t think it was appropriate
for me to have my ‘special visitors’ coming to the house when the kids were
there. Once I finished laughing, I was offended he would think I would do
something like that. Of course he apologized profusely and then tried to
inquire as to who the man was. I hated lying to him, but I didn’t have a
choice. Now I was about to send him away, then forget any of this ever
happened. Taking a deep breath, I lightly knocked on the door secretly hoping
he wouldn’t hear it. The door opened just as I turned to walk away. I couldn’t
stop myself as my eyes roamed over his naked torso. This was a bad idea, a very
bad idea. He was on the phone but motioned for me to come inside.
“No non I’ho ancora trovato.” (no I
haven’t found her yet)
He sounded very sexy speaking in
Italian and from the tone of his voice I knew he was speaking to her. Florence he called her but
never made a distinction as to the status of their relationship.
“Mi manchi anche tu.” (Yes I miss
you too.)
I tried to divert my eyes as he
walked around talking to her but they were drawn to him. The slight ripple of
his muscles when he moved, I was so very thankful he couldn’t read my thoughts
because that would be bad for both of us.
“Sarò a casa presto
Ti amo anch’il. Ciao” (I’ll be home soon. Love you too. Bye).
He clicked off the
phone and gave me a little smile. The loving tone of his voice as he spoke to
her gave me a ping of jealousy. She had what I wanted, and what I was getting
ready to set it free.
“Sorry about that.
I wasn’t expecting you so early.”
“Yes well I thought
it best to get this done as soon as possible so you can get back to your…”
“Fiancé.” He
completed with a smile. I inhaled sharply hearing that word. He has plans to
marry her, possibly have a family with her.
“Well then, let’s
get this over with so you can get back home to her.”
