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She grabbed his hand and pulled herself up as she paced quickly around the roo See this? This nineteen-fifties chair? I paid over a thousand dollars for one of these last tiot six” She touched the L-shaped sofa in the corner “I et this reupholstered but the style and shape is just fabulous”

Her heart skittered across her chest as she took in all the fixtures and fittings The lamps, the shades, the telephone, the vases She shook her head again as she n heaven That’s why this s like this don’t happen to me”

She spun around and gasped Matteo had walked right up behind her He was closer than expected and atching her with the most curious expression on his face Her dreah Jackh be the ht her to this house instead of Matteo Bianchi?

“Pinch me,” she said firmly

“What?”

“Pinch me I have to know this isn’t a dream”

He was right in front of her Staring her doith those green eyes Part of him looked amused, part of hi hi her It was subtle She’d never smelt it before Amber, ners knew that scent was everything Half of all homes sold on scent alone

“Go on,” she urged “Just do it”

He pulled an exasperated face then lifted his hand to her arm

“Yeo!” She ju her wrist “Okay, then Turns out I’lance “You’ve got sisters, haven’t you? Or a sister”

“How on earth do you know that?”

“Believe irl can tell”

He stared at her curiously for a second “And for the record, I have one sister One is enough”