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But she wasn’t going to think about that She was going to enjoy the rest of the day and the evening ahead So she ser looked quite as appetising as they had

‘Who’s going to be at the theatre tonight?’ She changed the subject and closed her knife and fork conclusively on the re?’

‘Aside frorinned at her

‘Your ego’s showing again,’ she teased, relaxing after that brief spell of unwelcoer then you won’t be able to get through the doors to the theatre’

‘Well, , you know you need only concern yourself with me’

‘But what if there’s a really fantastic-looking guy there?’

‘Are you telling me that you’re on the lookout for another man?’

There was a chill note of warning in his voice

‘I’m not your property, Alessandro’

‘When it co’

‘Well, I would never drea around, and I’m insulted that you would think that of ave her a conciliatory smile

‘You’re right—and it’s good that we understand one another’

He called for the bill and she watched as he left a wad of cash, which included a generous tip for the waitress If there was one thing she couldn’t accuse hiy, but it still took a little while for the slightly sour end of their shopping day to disappear, and it really wasn’t until she was standing in front of the mirror at a little before six that her spirits were once more where they should be

With the whole outfit put together—the classic jewellery round her neck, the perilously high shoes adding a further four inches to her fraht places—she felt like a million dollars, and she felt even better when she saw the expression in his eyes as he stood watching her descend the staircase

‘Maybe,’ he growled, taking her in his ar a few minutes’