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The waitress brings our food, and once she leaves, I say, “The plate is rectangular with the sushi in a row.”
“Got it,” Mamma replies.
We enjoy our food while my thoughts keep returning to a possible arranged marriage with Gabriella.
She doesn’t want to return to her parents, so I’m ninety percent sure she’ll agree with the arrangement.
The attraction is there, and we can maybe build a friendship or, at the very least, a comfortable companionship.
That’s if she doesn’t fight me every chance she gets.
Then we might just kill each other.
I’ll take a week or so to think about it before I make up my mind.
Chapter 14
Gabriella
When the closing credits of Safe Haven roll over the screen, I smile at Mrs. Accardi.
“I love the movie.”
“I thought we’d watch it while Adia’s out with Damiano. He doesn’t allow anything with violence near her.”
My curiosity gets the better of me. “May I ask why?”
“Damiano’s father was a bastard,” she says, but before she can continue, Carlo comes into the sitting room.
“Are you done with the movie, Ma?”
“Yes.” Her gaze rests lovingly on her son. “Why?”
“I want to spend some time with you.”
She darts up from the armchair. “I’ll never say no to that.” Waving at me, she says, “Enjoy the rest of your night, cara.”
“You too.”
Once I’m alone in the sitting room, I walk to the shelf and grab the erotic book Mrs. Accardi made me read aloud last week when she played the prank on me.
Sitting down on the armchair again, I curl my legs beneath me and open to chapter two.
My eyes dart over the words, and as I read page after page, my heartbeat speeds up. When I get to a scene where the hero grabs the female lead and kisses the hell out of her, I stop to reread it again and again.
I’ve never been kissed and wonder what my first time will be like.
If I’m forced into an arranged marriage, will my future husband even bother kissing me?
Maybe Damiano will decide to let me go.
And maybe he won’t.
Shutting the book, I let out a sigh as I climb to my feet. I place the book back on the shelf, and feeling a little restless, I walk out of the sitting room.
I haven’t explored much of the mansion. With Mrs. Falco and Mrs. Accardi spending time with their sons, I decide now’s as good a time as any.
Walking through the foyer, I head to the right side, where I find another sitting room that’s decorated with brown leather and books on construction and architecture.
