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And it had been

It was also a sexy gar and h heels Tonight, however, she’d teamed it with low-heeled silver sandals for the ten-io had said it would take to reach the Countess’s villa Her hair was up so that it wouldn’t be messed up by the breeze from the lake

‘I didn’t bring a ith me,’ she said ‘I packed in rather a hurry’

‘Then letan ar her close

Bella suppressed a groan as she instantly responded, her nipples peaking like bullets against the silk lining, her lower belly tightening Never in her life had she been so aware of her body, especially that area between her legs that was already throbbing with need The thought of sitting at so small talk with someone she didn’t knoas horrendous She wouldhim show her what she could do to persuade him to visit her in New York

Whatever it was, she would do it She would do anything to have Sergio in her bed on a regular basis She could not is that she’d never felt before When she ith him, she didn’t feel a failure Or a bore She felt deliciously sexy and fabulously free of all those negative e had always produced in her Maybe one day she would find another io did but she doubted it He was a fantastic lover, with a nificent body just made for sex On top of that, he was a true friend He didn’t try to con her with lies, or seduce her with flattery He was honest with her God, but she liked that A lot

‘We don’t have to stay too late, do we?’ she asked

Sergio’s heart turned over at the urgency in her voice Shesomeone could be very powerful, as he well knew But it was not love

Making Bella fall in love with hi her sex whenever and wherever she wanted it Whilst he did not agree with the popular male mantra of treat ’em mean and keep ’em keen, he did understand that the fee In view of that idea, he vowed not to hurry hoht He would make her wait Make her want him very badly And if his conscience pricked hieance in pushing her frustration to the brink, then so be it Let her suffer a little the way he’d suffered all these years Let her knohat it was like not to have what you wanted

Sergio suspected it ht be a new experience for Bella

‘I’m sorry, Bella,’ he said, ‘but I couldn’t possibly offend Claudia by leaving early She wasfor dinner Now don’t pout You’ll enjoy her company, I assure you Not to mention her food and wine The Countess only serves the very best’

‘I a’

‘Oh, yes, you are And very prettily too I’d kiss you into a better ood girl and smile’

‘Good Lord!’ Bella exclaimed once the Countess’s home came into better view ‘That’s not a villa That’s a palace!’

‘Not quite, but it is grand, I adio said as he steered her up the steep path towards the stone steps that would lead thee terrace ‘Wait till you see the main reception roo hostess ‘Acres of marble and the most expensive antique furniture money can buy Of course, the Count was very rich And very old He died shortly after their first wedding anniversary Rumour has it he died with a smile on his face’

‘I can iine,’ Bella whispered as they mounted the steps ‘She’s very beautiful’

‘But not as young as she looks,’ he whispered back, then said, ‘Claudia!’ in a norht’

‘Why, thank you, Sergio,’ she replied in her fake Italian accent Sergio knew full well that she wasn’t Italian born, his father having confided in hi been born into a dirt-poor faio never let on that he knew the truth about her background Everyone was entitled to at least one secret in their life He certainly had his, vowing that he would never tell Bella how e would not enhance his attractiveness in her eyes