by Lily Zante
“Love it Nico? Of course I love it. It’s beautiful. But I-I-didn’t expect you to buy it, that day when I saw it in the shop.”
Nico took his hands out and flicked them, as if dismissing her reaction.
“I wanted to buy it. It is beautiful. Whenever I see a Flamentagostini now, I’ll always think of you,” he said, and his voice sounded sad.
She held her arm out for him to see the bracelet. “But Nico, I can’t accept this. I can’t. It’s very expensive. It wouldn’t be right.” She struggled to open the clasp with her free hand.
“No. It’s yours. I want you to have it. I came here after you because we parted badly in Verona. And the truth is out. Yours and mine. So we can both go back to our lives now.”
Ava stopped fidgeting with her bracelet. Why was he sounding as if he wouldn’t be seeing her again?
“Don’t say it like that,” she said softly, “as though we’ll not meet again.”
“But we won’t will we, Ava?”
“Why not?”
He raised his eyebrows slightly, “Next year? Same time? Same place?” he asked, and she wasn’t sure whether there was a tinge of sarcasm in his voice.
“But we were……” her voice trailed away, even she wasn’t sure what they were.
“Good together?” he asked, finishing the sentence for her.
She looked up at him, catching the gleam in his eyes as he took a step towards her.
“And that kiss,” he said, his voice low and husky all at once.
Ava blushed, “You remember it too?”
“How could I not?” he replied, advancing towards her slowly.
“That’s good,” she said.
“Why?”
“Because I remember only parts of it,” she said, holding her arms across her stomach and keeping her barriers up a little.
Nico’s face brightened but she saw his jaw was still tight as he looked down at her, not daring his eyes to set free the excitement he felt rising up inside him. “Just parts of it?” he asked with a glint in his eyes. They stood facing each other.
“Maybe I can help you to remember some more?” he asked.
Ava dared not answer. She wanted to remember this moment, in case, for whatever reason, she lost everything she had now. Standing so close to him that she could smell his cologne, Ava’s heart fluttered and she felt the butterflies dancing around in the base of her stomach.
She gasped, suddenly remembering that she needed to return the bracelet, as beautiful as it was. Nico watched her unsuccessfully trying to take it off before gently grabbing hold of her wrist. “I bought this for you Ava. I want you to have it.” The feel of his hand around her wrist set her skin on fire and sent tingles of excitement shooting through her veins.
“I can’t Nico. I can’t.”
He pulled her closer until she was against his chest. Without saying a word, Nico placed his free hand around the back of her head. Ava looked up into his eyes, so close now that she could see her reflection in them. She felt giddy and hopeless all at the same time and willingly let herself go, falling against his chest until she heard his heart beating as fast as hers.
He tilted her face upwards towards him and the hairs on the back of her neck stood up as he bought his lips down fully on hers. She lost herself in his kiss for an eternity, placing her hands on either side of his face and not wanting him to stop.
There, in the middle of the piazza, under the softly caressing sun, with people from all over the world strolling past them, Nico and Ava kissed and found each other again.
When at last she drew back to get some air, Nico said, “He must have been a very foolish man to have let you go.”
She moved her lips towards his again, hungry for the taste of him. But before he pressed his lips against hers again, he moved his mouth closer to her ear and murmured,
“Because I don’t intend to ever let you go, now that I’ve finally found you.”
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Lily.
Booklist
Other books by Lily Zante:
Love, Inc
Lexi Stanning is a beautiful and intelligent secretarial temp who loves working in lots of different places. Not content with working for a boss, Lexi is also working on her side business where she is selling her own line of sexy lingerie.
Wayne Blunt is an entrepreneur whose company WB Enterprises makes products for the building and construction industries. His company is doing very well and he wants to take it to the next level. When Wayne and Lexi first meet they are worlds apart. Young, intelligent and beautiful Lexi is used to working at sleek, corporate offices. When she is offered a stint at WB Enterprises, working for the rather ruggedly handsome and hard-working boss, she instantly regrets accepting this contract. Wayne takes one look at Lexi and in her Prada high heels and doesn’t think she will last long at his company.
However, the business of love leads these two people through a roller coaster ride of emotional highs and depressing lows. Will Wayne and Lexi ever get their business together? Find out in Love, Inc.
http://www.amazon.com/Love-Inc-ebook/dp/B00AGXZDCQ
The Proposal
Nadine Stefano is a high flying career woman. She has no time for relationships and having been recently promoted at work, she wants to make a good impression with her boss. At her sister’s hen party Nadine meets Ethan who is one of the performers. She finds herself attracted to him and they end up talking that first night.
A few weeks later, the company Nadine works for are holding their annual convention at a luxury hotel away from home. Not having a date to take with her, and wanting to present the image of a settled and happy woman in a relationship, Nadine resorts to calling Ethan at the escort agency and asking him along. Theirs is a strong attraction, although there are various company politics and characters that stand in their way.
Will their meeting lead to love, despite seemingly different career choices, or will Nadine dump Ethan in order to pursue her career goals?
http://www.amazon.com/The-Proposal-ebook/dp/B00ARFOGQ2
An Unexpected Gift
Caitlin Quinn has just walked out of a miserable relationship with her abusive boyfriend and is finally starting to get her life back on track again.
Walking home late on a cold, December night after a Christmas party at work, Caitlin is suddenly and brutally attacked.
Terrorised and frightened for her life she screams for help when suddenly a handsome stranger comes to her rescue and saves her.
Thrown together under the most horrific of circumstances, Caitlin and her rescuer must learn to deal with the effects of the attack as well as their existing relationships and the problems that each of them faces.
The bigger problem, however, is that they are starting to become attracted to one another too.
http://www.amazon.com/An-Unexpected-Gift-ebook/dp/B00BAK6AU8
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Table of Contents
Honeymoon For One
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Booklist
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