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exactly where she wanted to be.
‘I love you, Jenna. I want to be with you for the rest of my life.’
‘I…’ Even now, with her heart almost bursting with joy, she hesitated. ‘It’s all a bit overwhelming and sudden.’
Fabrizio nodded, but he didn’t smile. ‘We have all the time we want. The rest of my things will arrive next week.’
‘More suitcases?’
‘And office equipment.’ He took a deep breath. ‘I plan to work from here. I’m assured you’ve got internet access. And I’d pay to rent the space. And for accommodation for my assistant. But he won’t arrive for a month. I’m taking a break from business till then.’
Jenna gawped. Fabrizio take a break from business? It was unheard of.
‘You want to work from here? Run your business from a guesthouse? But I’ll be working. I’ll be busy with guests.’
‘Which will give me time to see to my own business.’ He paused, his voice deepening. ‘And we’ll have the nights together.’ That bass note vibrated across her flesh, making it tingle in sensual awareness.
‘But we’re deep in the country. Nowhere near Rome!’
Fabrizio shrugged, his mouth pulled up at one side in the sexiest half smile she’d ever seen. ‘What does one wear in the country? You’ll have to teach me,
tesoro
. I suspect not my usual suits. And I will have to insist on repairing that sorry excuse for a driveway. My poor car.’ He shook his head mournfully.
‘You’re serious!’ Jenna breathed in shock. ‘You really want to live here with me?’
He nodded, hauling her close, till her body melded with his hard frame and her head rested on his shoulder. ‘I can’t let you go. Even if it takes the rest of my life for you to return my feelings. I want to be with you.’ The words rumbled up from deep within him so she felt them as well as heard them.
‘You don’t have to wait, Fabrizio.’ She arched back, meeting his eyes. Suddenly she was happier than she’d ever thought possible. It felt like the sunshine outdoors had somehow found a way to stream straight into her heart. ‘I’ve loved you from the moment I looked up to see you at my table in Venice. I’ve never stopped loving you.’
‘
Amore mio
! You love me? You loved me since then?’ His eyes blazed, his arms tightening around her.
Yet his expression held a hint of doubt. ‘Are you certain? After the way I treated you?’
‘I’ve never been more certain of anything in my life.’ Standing here, in Fabrizio’s arms, was the only place she wanted to be.
‘I don’t deserve you.’ His voice held an unfamiliar hollow note. Never had she heard Fabrizio so self-effacing. The man she knew was always sure of himself.
Jenna put her hand to his chest and felt the thunder of his heartbeat beneath her palm. It matched the beat of her own. ‘I love you, Fabrizio. Forever. There was never any doubt. The amazing thing is that you never realised.’
Slowly a smile curled across his lips, driving deep grooves down his cheeks and stealing her breath, leaving her dazzled.
‘You make me the happiest man in Italy. In the world.’ He pulled her even closer and her knees turned to water with happiness and excitement. ‘You’ll marry me?’
‘I hadn’t thought as far ahead as marriage, but—’
‘But you will let me persuade you,
sì
?’ His grin was pure triumphant, sexy male and she melted a little in his hold.
‘I’ll look forward to that,’ she murmured, knowing already that it was precisely what she wanted.
‘So will I,
carissima
.’ Then his head dipped till their lips met and Jenna gave up thinking. There was plenty of time for that later. A lifetime of it, together.
THE END
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‘I love you, Jenna. I want to be with you for the rest of my life.’
‘I…’ Even now, with her heart almost bursting with joy, she hesitated. ‘It’s all a bit overwhelming and sudden.’
Fabrizio nodded, but he didn’t smile. ‘We have all the time we want. The rest of my things will arrive next week.’
‘More suitcases?’
‘And office equipment.’ He took a deep breath. ‘I plan to work from here. I’m assured you’ve got internet access. And I’d pay to rent the space. And for accommodation for my assistant. But he won’t arrive for a month. I’m taking a break from business till then.’
Jenna gawped. Fabrizio take a break from business? It was unheard of.
‘You want to work from here? Run your business from a guesthouse? But I’ll be working. I’ll be busy with guests.’
‘Which will give me time to see to my own business.’ He paused, his voice deepening. ‘And we’ll have the nights together.’ That bass note vibrated across her flesh, making it tingle in sensual awareness.
‘But we’re deep in the country. Nowhere near Rome!’
Fabrizio shrugged, his mouth pulled up at one side in the sexiest half smile she’d ever seen. ‘What does one wear in the country? You’ll have to teach me,
tesoro
. I suspect not my usual suits. And I will have to insist on repairing that sorry excuse for a driveway. My poor car.’ He shook his head mournfully.
‘You’re serious!’ Jenna breathed in shock. ‘You really want to live here with me?’
He nodded, hauling her close, till her body melded with his hard frame and her head rested on his shoulder. ‘I can’t let you go. Even if it takes the rest of my life for you to return my feelings. I want to be with you.’ The words rumbled up from deep within him so she felt them as well as heard them.
‘You don’t have to wait, Fabrizio.’ She arched back, meeting his eyes. Suddenly she was happier than she’d ever thought possible. It felt like the sunshine outdoors had somehow found a way to stream straight into her heart. ‘I’ve loved you from the moment I looked up to see you at my table in Venice. I’ve never stopped loving you.’
‘
Amore mio
! You love me? You loved me since then?’ His eyes blazed, his arms tightening around her.
Yet his expression held a hint of doubt. ‘Are you certain? After the way I treated you?’
‘I’ve never been more certain of anything in my life.’ Standing here, in Fabrizio’s arms, was the only place she wanted to be.
‘I don’t deserve you.’ His voice held an unfamiliar hollow note. Never had she heard Fabrizio so self-effacing. The man she knew was always sure of himself.
Jenna put her hand to his chest and felt the thunder of his heartbeat beneath her palm. It matched the beat of her own. ‘I love you, Fabrizio. Forever. There was never any doubt. The amazing thing is that you never realised.’
Slowly a smile curled across his lips, driving deep grooves down his cheeks and stealing her breath, leaving her dazzled.
‘You make me the happiest man in Italy. In the world.’ He pulled her even closer and her knees turned to water with happiness and excitement. ‘You’ll marry me?’
‘I hadn’t thought as far ahead as marriage, but—’
‘But you will let me persuade you,
sì
?’ His grin was pure triumphant, sexy male and she melted a little in his hold.
‘I’ll look forward to that,’ she murmured, knowing already that it was precisely what she wanted.
‘So will I,
carissima
.’ Then his head dipped till their lips met and Jenna gave up thinking. There was plenty of time for that later. A lifetime of it, together.
THE END
If you enjoyed ‘BACK IN THE ITALIAN’S BED’
you might also enjoy Annie’s novel
‘
CAPTIVE IN THE SPOTLIGHT’
Out of the limelight...
Domenico Volpe has been a paparazzi target for years with his rugged Roman looks, glamorous lifestyle and, most recently, a family tragedy. Now that
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