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The vague feeling of dissatisfaction that had sat on his shoulders ever since he had buhtly by a s he had in co work ethic

It was all well and good for Megan to sit there with icy hostility stale-handedly been responsible for coining the word bastard What she didn’t realise was that long-term relationships were built on more than just fun and roe, it was far more likely to succeed as a business proposition

It frustrated hie to her three days ago Heon his coat and headed for the elevator had he done so

No one enjoyed being vilified for a crime they hadn’t committed, and Alessandro was no exception

In fact, he decided, as the elevator doors pinged open and he spotted Victoria and her son sitting on the low olive-green and chro that he would be seeing Megan again If he had a chance to have a ith her—he certainly wouldn’t be engineering any such thing, but if the situation arose—then he would tell her, politely but firmly, that they had both been kids when they had broken up That it had been for the best That it was ridiculous for her to be carrying a grudge after seven years

He was barely aware of Do next to him in the back seat of his Bentley, which his chauffeur was driving, and he only vaguely tuned in and out of Victoria’s conversation—which he would have to get back to later, because it involved an offshore deal he orking on at the moment

In fact, he was finding that he was actively anticipating seeing Megan’s face when she realised that he had shown up to her football gaan to have a hobby most normal women would steer clear of He tried to picture Victoria in a football kit, running around on a field soination couldn’t stretch to it She was impeccably well bred, impeccably dressed and utterly uninterested in sport—both playing and watching

He reached behind Dominic and absent-mindedly caressed her neck, just as the car pulled up to the school grounds

Caught up in a tackle, Megan briefly registered Doame

She had known he would be coot her secretary to call her She assumed the unfortunate nanny had been ot all about it for the rea one

An hour later she walked across to three people barely visible because it was now so dark She would have a two-minute chat with Dominic and maybe try and interest him in some football lessons—a plan which she had already uy who coached at the school In fact, coached at various schools

‘You tellhis arm around her shoulder ‘Just my type Sure I’ll take the kid on’

‘A hard-nosed engaged lawyer’ Megan had laughed ‘Who won’t be at the et Doood’

An absentee father who lived in New York, as she had discovered from Jessica at school, and a soon-to-be stepfather who didn’t see parenting someone else’s child as part of his job description It was a lose-lose situation for the poor kid, and a little outdoor fun wouldn’t hurt him

She was trying to untangle her hair fro in place but seeaures taking shape in front of her

There was Dominic in the middle, huddled in a dark coat, and on either side of him…

Megan felt the colour surge into her face His ly—and Alessandro

She had thought to have seen the last of him after their horrible little catch-up chat, which had been ain out of the blue had stirred up a hornets’ nest in her head Now here he was, larger than life and playing happy families

‘You scored a goal, Miss Reynolds! And you’re covered in hted at this revelation

‘If you’re not careful, I shall put some on you!’ She was caked inher in his city suit and his beautiful coat and his very, very clean handmade Italian leather shoes And Dominic’s mother looked even more impeccable How on earth could anyone watch a football h-heeled shoes?