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Singularly her most favourite picture in the world; happy tears filled Suki’s eyes as she applauded and kissed her husband.
‘I’m so proud of you.’
He gave his usual one-sided smile, then caught her hand in his to pull her towards the stage.
‘What are you doing? They came here to see you,’ she whispered.
‘No. You are my true muse because you own my heart. I can’t breathe without you, or live without you. I wouldn’t want to. So you need to take your bow, mi amor, because it’s really you they’ve come to see.’
She stepped up onto the stage beside him, blinking back further tears as more applause broke out. ‘Oh, God, you choose the worst moments to say the most wonderful things.’
He gave a very short, very poignant speech, then stepped off the stage and pulled her close. ‘I say them because they’re true. I say them because I love you. Dios mio, I love you so much, Suki.’
‘I love you more.’
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‘For better or worse we’re going to be tied together by our child for the rest of our lives and the only way we’re going to get through it is by always being honest with each other. We will argue and disagree but you must always speak the truth to me.’
Natasha fought to keep her feet grounded and her limbs from turning into fondue but it was a fight she was losing, Matteo’s breath warm on her face, his thumb gently moving on her skin but scorching it, the heat from his body almost penetrating her clothes, heat crawling through her, pooling in her most intimate place.
His scent was right there too, filling every part of her, and she wanted to bury her nose into his neck and inhale him.
She’d kissed him without any thought, a desperate compulsion to touch him and comfort him flooding her, and then the fury had struck from nowhere, all her private thoughts about the direction he’d taken his career in converging to realise he’d thrown it all away in the pursuit of riches.
And now she wanted to kiss him again.
As if he could sense the need inside her, he brought his mouth close to hers but not quite touching, the promise of a kiss.
‘And now I will ask you something and I want complete honesty,’ he whispered, the movement of his words making his lips dance against hers like a breath.
The fluttering of panic sifted into the compulsive desire. She hated lies too. She never wanted to tell another, especially not to him. But she had to keep her wits about her because there were things she just could not tell because no matter what he said about lies always being worse, sometimes it was the truth that could destroy a life.
But, God, how could she think properly when her head was turning into candyfloss at his mere touch?
His other hand trailed down her back and clasped her bottom to pull her flush to him. Her abdomen clenched to feel his erection pressing hard against her lower stomach. His lips moved lightly over hers, still tantalising her with the promise of his kiss. ‘Do you want me to let you go?’
Her hands that she’d clenched into fists at her sides to stop from touching him back unfurled themselves and inched to his hips.
The hand stroking her cheek moved round her head and speared her hair. ‘Tell me.’ His lips found her exposed neck and nipped gently at it. ‘Do you want me to stop?’
‘Matteo…’ Finally, she found her voice.
‘Yes, bella?’
‘Don’t stop.’
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PREGNANT AT ACOSTA’S DEMAND
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Published in Great Britain 2017
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