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The way the older woested uest with particular tastes to accoer and wanted to make her stay as comfortable as possible It was er in Italy—and would so the side of the nose Naturally, the older wo so fae across He’d brushed off her inquisitiveness with a rare smile

Soo he had come to understand and even envy the Italian nation’s fixation with love And how could he be angry with Savannah, when all it took to usto before devouring another sandwich? Savannah had transfor it with good things and raising the spirits of his staff It wouldn’t last when she’d gone, of course, but she had unlocked one sood news for his staff

‘It is a beautiful room, isn’t it?’

As Savannah lifted her head with surprise, he realised he was seeing things through her eyes and how different things could be if he decided to make them so

She’d go rief if she heard that Ethan had returned to his old hen she went home And that wasn’t overreaction, it was pure, hard fact, Savannah concluded, blushing when, having held the door for his housekeeper, Ethan reainst the door fra her

Her body reacted as if Ethan had justT-shirt strained hard across his chest, and his jeans were secured with a heavy-duty belt She had noticed all this in the space of a few seconds, and started nervously when Ethan moved

‘More sandwiches?’ he suggested, strolling across the room towards her

She was as tense as a doe at bay, Savannah realised, sitting straight ‘No, thank you’

And then she decided she had better get up and clear so nervous and cluot in her way Ethan called out, but it was too late, and as he reached out to grab her to stop her falling she ended up in his arms

‘Suddenly you’ve gotin a different direction,’ he suggested

‘Pretty row on her A better woman would have made the most of this opportunity, while all she could think was had she cleaned her teeth?

‘Well, I’ back to the sofa

She watched hi she had never felt s—she had cleaned her teeth, but Savannah Ross was about to play host to Ethan Alexander? It hardly seemed possible

‘Won’t you help lanced her way as he reached for a sandwich ‘My housekeeper clearly thinks we both need feeding up’

Or perhaps the older wo herself with this reflection They ate in silence until Savannah put down her napkin with a sigh of contentment The hearty feed had reminded her of home