Page 42 of Remember That Time

Maybe I could take him out to lunch.

I searched through my closet until I found clothes that I felt would fit Gianni and then carried them into the bedroom, setting them on the end of the bed. I'd already gotten some clothes for him the night before and left them in the guestroom, but I had no idea where those were.

I didn't want to leave Gianni long enough to go looking for them.

I checked to see if it was raining first and then I did pick up the phone and dialed Vasso, asking him to bring me coffee out to the patio outside my bedroom. He could bring breakfast after Gianni woke up and joined me.

I made sure the curtains were open before going out to the patio. I wanted to be able to see when Gianni woke up. I settled in a chair and pulled out my cell phone to make a few calls while I waited on him.

At some point, Vasso brought me my morning coffee.

I finished my phone calls just about the time I saw Gianni start moving. I set my coffee cup down on the table next to my chair and then got up to go back into the bedroom.

I sat down on the side of the bed and reached out to brush the bangs back from Gianni's face. "Good morning," I said when his eyelids fluttered open. "How did you sleep?"

I knew that I had been right about him feeling shy when his face flushed and he tugged the blankets up to his neck.

"Okay," he whispered.

It was all I could do to fight the smirk threatening to come out. I wanted to shout it to the world that I had claimed him last night, but that was probably the last thing Gianni needed from me.

He needed reassurance.

I leaned down and pressed a gentle kiss to Gianni's forehead. "Breakfast is going to be ready soon. Why don't you go take a shower?" I pointed to the end of the bed. "There are some clothes for you to use. If they don't fit, let me know and I'll get you something else."

"Thank you."

I didn't want to leave Gianni, but he looked as if he needed a little time to himself. I wouldn't stay away for long. I didn't want him to over think what had happened between us last night. I was afraid he'd talk himself out of us dating.

I flashed Gianni a smile. "If you need anything else, I'll be right out on the patio."

"Okay."

I was reluctant to leave him, but I needed to. If I didn't, I'd climb right back into bed with him. He looked very cute with his cheeks flushed and the blankets held tightly to his neck.

Adorable even.

I got up and walked back out to the patio. When I glanced back, I caught just the barest hint of a rounded ass as Gianniraced for the bathroom. I chuckled and took my seat again, reaching for my cooling coffee.

While I waited, I picked up my phone and started scrolling through my messages, emails, and social media platforms. I didn't use social media too much in my personal life, but there was a place for it in my business.

I had a very good public relations team. They handled most of the social media nightmare for me, but I still needed to keep abreast of everything that was happening. I didn't want to get a microphone shoved in my face and have a reporter ask me something I had no idea about.

There was a news story about my sister attending some high society social function with a few of her friends, but that wasn't unusual. She liked those sorts of things.

It was the fact that she had thrown her drink in someone's face that concerned me. That was bad news all the way around. Not only could it affect her, but it could affect the company.

I dialed her number. "Tess, tell me about the party," I said as soon as she answered.

"That crap made the news?"

"It did."

My baby sister huffed. "Stupid reporters."

I couldn't disagree.

"Tell me what happened."

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