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But not all of Mirraccino was locked in the past This island nation had the best of both worlds It te a vacation home here
He glanced over at Annabelle She was all the incentive he needed to spend more time here
He halted his thoughts, startled that he was beginning to feel so for Annabelle But that couldn’t be He wouldn’t allow hiet emotionally invested
If he were smart, he’d catch the next plane to Roated hi proposal for the café He was stuck
He’d just have to proceed carefully and not risk his scarred heart
CHAPTER ELEVEN
SHE HAD TO HURRY
That evening, Annabelle rushed out of the kitchen She paused in front of an ornate mirror in the hallway to run a hand over her hair She considered going back to her room to touch up her makeup, but she didn’t want to waste any more time She was already ten minutes late to meet Grayson
The day had rushed past her in a heartbeat In between the chariot races, the tour of the village and the quaint shops, they’d sampled many of the local culinary treats Truth be told, she’d had a fantastic day She’d hadtime She hadn’t realized until then how much she’d let her work take over her life And that had to stop
She promised herself that once she finished the South Shore Project she would start living her life and having so from her mother, it was that life was too short not to enjoy it And she enjoyed it a lot ood sport that day with the chariot races And she had a surprise for him tomorrow at the festival
But noas tiain It wasn’t like she couldof it She honestly didn’t think there was anything to it However, she didn’tmore time with Grayson while he worked on it
Annabelle rushed into the library to find Grayson already there “Sorry I’er than I’d planned”
He glanced up fro on the couch “No proble I had a lot of emails to answer and a couple of phone calls to return”
“Sounds like you were busy I hope there aren’t any problems with your business”
“No Nothing serious Just the usual things that need answering or approval If it isn’t one thing, then it’s so about that note Do you think Cosmo is some sort of nickna from her childhood?”