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Oh, God

Bella didn’t trust herself to behave if they had an intimate dinner alone in the villa Far better they dined out in public Dining out would also guarantee that Sergio would have some decent clothes on Who knehat he would wear here at home? The weather was hot Maybe he’d just put on soeous, sexy chest

‘I don’ther lusty eyes away fro chest to top up her wine, ‘but I think I would like to go out Provided I get some sleep first’

‘Fine I’,’ he pointed out

‘Oh No I’ry Just tired and thirsty’ She swiftly lifted the wine glass to her lips and drained it dry, sighing as she put it back down on the table, hoping that the alcohol would da her chair back, she stood up, startled to find that her legs were decidedly wobbly ‘I think I will go up to my room now’

‘Take the plate with you,’ he suggested ‘You need to eat, Bella’

‘Are you saying I’rown sensitive to co habits in recent years When she was stressed, she couldn’t eat On the rare occasions she felt happy, she ate with relish, her weight going up and down like a yo-yo She often lost htly underweight But not dangerously so

‘You could afford to put on a few pounds,’ he said

Although the comment was honest, it still upset Bella

‘And you could afford to be a little more polite,’ she shot back ‘I expect to be criticised by the media but not my friends’

To give him credit, his expression was iht,’ he said ‘I’m sorry I’m usually more tactful than that I’m worried about you, that’s all As I said earlier, you are a very beautiful woht you were But it’s clear you’ve been working yourself too hard You need to relax, and to eat, not just drink’

‘Might I reht up now, ‘that you are notbrother any ht So spareIf I wanted to be lectured I would have stayed in Sydney withupstairs to have some much-needed rest’

Sergio winced as he watched her flounce off