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"Bonita, this is my new personal assistant, Brianna Doyle—Brianna, this is Bonita Leonardo." He gave Brianna a sudden smile. "Of course—stupid me." "You two will have already met."‘Met?’ Brianna frowned, and so too did Bonita."We’ve spoken on the telephone, yes?"‘That’s right.’ Brianna nodded, then turned to Elmo. "We’ve never actually met.""But surely at your interview for the PR position..." Elmo was still smiling, but there was a dangerous glint in his eyes. ‘Oh—sorry, Brianna. I didn’t introduce you properly; you see, not only is Bonita Evaristo Leonardo’s wife, she’s head of PR. That’s how they met, in fact!"Still, he keeps me working!" Bonita laughed, but her laughter faded as her eyes—not her Botoxed forehead—crinkled in concentration. "You say you had an interview..." she attempted, her voice fading as she attempted to place Brianna."It must have been with another hotel chain." It was Elmo who broke the appalling silence. ‘My mistake.’ He might have broken the silence, b
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‘Elmo!’Evaristo Leonardo was, of course, the guest of honor at his own party, but Elmo clearly came in a close second. Their host quickly excused himself from the gathered crowd and made his way over, talking in rapid Italian as he greeted his friend but politely switching to English as soon as Brianna was introduced."So, you are Elmo’s new personal assistant—congratulations!" "No doubt we will be seeing quite a bit of each other.""It’s a pleasure to meet you," Brianna dutifully answered."May I say you look stunning?" "Every head turned when you walked in."In Elmo’s direction, Brianna wanted to point out but instead she murmured her thanks."This is my wife, Bonita..." Evaristo said cheerfully, sliding an arm around his wife’s tiny waist as she came over. "You're looking stunning too—though so should you, darling," he teased good-naturedly, "with the amount of time you spent at the parlor today!" Bonita, this is Brianna Elmo’s new personal assistant! And from the tiny nervous dar
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‘Me?’"It was confirmed today—you never did have a second interview lined up with Leonardo." He watched as she colored up, watched her hands tighten around her drink, and couldn’t help but smile in triumph. It's been Brianna playing for some time now. "You never even had a first!""No," Brianna finally answered, glad for the water that had been poured—glad that there was actually something she could do with her hands as she fiddled with her glass."You never even sent them your résumé, did you?""Why bother asking when clearly you’ve been checking up?""Of course," Elmo answered evenly. ‘What? Did you think that I wouldn’t? Did you expect me to just trust you? Did you think that I really thought I had the hotel name wrong?"I’m surprised you had time to even think of me when you were with Bonita," Brianna spat. "I’m surprised I even entered your head.""I don’t have to explain myself to you." In a curiously insolent gesture, Elmo raised one shoulder, then dropped it. "But clearly, aft
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‘Drop it!’ His voice had a stern warning ring—angry, even. Only it wasn’t aimed at her; instead, it was turned onto himself. The past few days had been hell—the past few weeks, in fact. Knowing his family would soon all be together, Elpido’s name would be said again. Like living in a sewer, the filth and grime seeped through the floorboards no matter how much he tried to gloss it over. And now here she stood—understanding in her voice, eyes that seemed to reach inside him—and it would be so, so easy to push aside doubt and convince himself that she actually was different, that here was someone he could tell.And how he wanted to tell. Only Gilberto’s warning was ringing in his ears like the doomsday bell, and eyes as blue as Maya’s were staring back at him, just as they had that fateful day."It shouldn’t be like that, Elmo...""How should it be, then?" Elmo fixed her with his glare and tried to warn her off—to get her the hell back—tried to ward her off, tried to keep his head, befor
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But thankfully, he wasn’t taking his time tonight. He was swelling deeper inside her as she coiled into him, and she wasn’t sure if it was people in the next room knocking or the thud of the mirror against the wall. She didn’t even care where they were as he arched his body and leant back, as somehow he climbed deeper inside her. as somehow he took just a little bit more than she knew she should give.And after, when they were in bed, maybe she should have just left it, but bravely she didn’t. Boldly, yet terribly tentatively, her fingers traced the length of his jagged, raised scar. She watched as he closed his eyes—not gently, but sort of squeezing them together, as if anticipating the hurt her touch would cause, as if the wound was still raw—and Brianna knew then that it was."What happened here?"His fingers caught hers, and she closed around them. Brianna was sure he was about to pull her hand away, and mentally kicked herself for asking too much too soon, but instead of pushing
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"I wish you’d told me," Brianna said, wondering how the sky could be so blue and the sun could be out, yet it was so cold as they emerged from the hotel. Finally, she was to be treated to a real glimpse of the Eternal City..."It wasn’t my place to tell.""So you let me think the worst?""You chose to think the worst," Elmo pointed out."So do you..." It was the hardest thing she’d ever said, offering a fact that was only based on her feelings. "Elmo, surely it’s something we should talk about—?"‘Not today.’ He silenced her with a kiss. "Let’s just enjoy today."There were only a few hours till they headed back to Australia—and though she’d braced herself for coldness and the distance between them, it was anything but. And once breakfast was over, he’d suggested they spend the day wandering Rome.They stopped in tiny cafés, where Brianna practiced her appalling Italian and Elmo winced in apology at the waiters. She took her camera out at every turn. She ate chestnuts out of the bag,
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"Why wouldn’t they have a bridal registry?" Elmo was utterly perplexed as, smiling, she walked into his office. ‘Of all the stupid things… "What are you looking so happy about?""I just am."She’d never told him about her problems. The sum of money that was so huge to her was a drop in the ocean to Elmo, and worse for Brianna than him not understanding would have been the prospect of him sorting it out—the idea of somehow being beholden to him. As she took Evaristo Leonardo’s daughter’s wedding invitation from him, her smile widened. "I actually think it’s nice that they don’t have a registry!" It means that people like you can’t just click their mouse and have their gift dispatched—it means pompous, arrogant people like you actually have to stop and think about what their friends might want for a wedding gift."They are not my friends." Elmo flicked his hands skywards in exasperation. She is the daughter of a friend of mine—a daughter I have not seen for five years, and I have never
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"What the hell do you want?" Elmo sneered out the words, contempt blazing in his eyes as he stared at the person he hated most in the world. "Who let you in?"Audrey let me up; she still remembers me. Maya flicked back her dark curls and strode across his office as if she owned it. I thought we should clear the air..."Clear the air?" Elmo spat. "The air stinks when you’re here." The stench of you makes me—’"Better out than in!" Maya’s red lips smiled sweetly at him. "I saw Brianna on the news—she’s good, I have to admit that." "When she sets her mind on something, she always gives it her best."‘What?’ Elmo snapped, then shook his head—because he didn’t want to hear it, didn’t need to hear it, and didn’t want to be in the same room as Maya for even a second. "Get out, Maya—you make me sick.""Did you fund her lawyers, Elmo?"‘Lawyers?’ Narrowed eyes watched his smudge of a frown appear. "I don’t know what you’re talking about.""You mean she didn’t tell you?" Did sweet little Briann
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