Page 27 of Romeo
I laughed. “You mean when I called you a slimy, sneaky thief in the night?”
He nodded. “Yes, that was my favorite. But maybe it sounded better in Italian? It made me sound interesting at least. Or that I was…what was it you called me?”
I slowly shook my head while pursing my lips, unwilling to admit it. In fact, I wanted to forget the whole meeting. It was embarrassing later on when he was properly introduced to me as Stephano Descalia’s son and a certified attorney as well.
Laughing, he came over and repeated what I’d said, “You called me a cafone. And not just any kind of loser, you said I was apatheticloser.”
“Cafone…” I muttered in self disgust. “Honestly, you are the furthest thing from a loser of any kind,” I told him as I felt mycheeks flushing red while I remembered what a total bitch I had been that day.
“I do have to say your use of Italian surprised me though. And you were the scariest but sexiest woman I had ever met.” Romeo nodded his head at me. “I remember after you marched away that Dante had shook his hand out like it stung and said,Bro, you just got burned!”
We both laughed again.
“Sometimes, when I get mad or nervous I just launch into it,” I explained. “And I had just been told by a junior partner that the district attorney had sent someone over to get info. So I thought…” I shook my head.
“Man, do I look like a cop to you?” he asked.
“Maybe?” I replied. “But it was the way you were watching me that had me taking that leap of assumption.”
He scoffed. “You are molto bella, Julianna. Like drop dead gorgeous. So yes, I admit it…I stared at you speechlessly. I could not seem to help it.”
“Awww, ssstttooopp,” I joked while mimicking his earlier teasing.
He smirked at me. “And did I tell you that you are almost as quick witted as I am?”
“No, you never told me that,” I said. “I’d like to think that perhaps I surpass you in that.”
“Nope, no way. I am all that and a bag of pimento chips.” He rolled his eyes at his own lame joke and asked, “So did your parents speak Italian?”
Pausing, I bit at my lip then answered, “Fluently and pretty much all the time.”
“You grew up in New York, right?”
Nodding, I really wanted to get away from this subject. My family and my past was another lifetime. I was now embroiled in the Deacon Walker situation. I needed to talk to the man. He knew the truth. Then maybe I could face my family afterward. I’d worked for several years to put my past away for good and because of Valencia, I couldn’t do it. “I grew up in an Italian neighborhood if that’s what you’re getting at. Like I said, when I get worked up, I revert to my home language, I guess?”
“Like when I have you and make you come?” he whispered. “You’ll break into Italian?”
At his sexy question, a wave of heat burst through me as my imagination started running wild and vivid. What would it feel like when he finally didhave meas he put it? I’d imagined it before now. I admit that I had fantasized about him quite a few times. I couldn’t help it. I knew he was off limits. I knew we should never date, but in the middle of the night those rules just faded away. And right now I was ignoring the rules completely. I wasn't afraid now. When I came to my room earlier, I replayed what he’d said in my head and I realized it had been the sweetest come on I’d probably ever heard.
“Let’s find out, shall we?” I challenged him.
I intended to go through with this exciting adventure. Yes, it was that to me as I had never indulged in this kind of rule breaking before. I figured I deserved to have something I wanted…finally. I’d sacrificed many things to be where I was today. In the end, I might even lose this man when he’d found out the truth.‘Take it a day at a time’my Papa always said. Boldly, I reached down, undid his belt and slipped my hand into his briefs. “Mmmm, così adorabile,”So lovely. I hummed under my breath as I wrapped my fingers around his length. I could barely do it though. My eyes rounded a bit, but I didn't sayanything.He was large and as hard as can be. Maybe this would jump start himhavingme. I hid my smirk.
His eyes darkened as his smile faded from his lips.
Yes, here was the Romeo who felt desire, that wanted me in the hottest way. No jokes, no humor. I finally got to see him. And damn, was he hot as the beast in him was there in his eyes. I couldn’t wait for him to unleash it. I stared at his yummy mouth, hoping he would kiss me again. I looked up at him and wondered what his kiss would be like.
He must have seen something in my eyes as he grasped my face with both hands and crushed my lips with his.
To say I was stunned, wouldn’t even cut it. More like gob smacked as he wrapped me up in his large arms and his scent enveloped me entirely. Then that hot mouth of his. He deepened the kiss as his tongue played with mine. I was lost as I literally melted into him.
Santo inferno… could this man kiss!
This went on for a couple of minutes and I thought I could even hear my own heart pounding in my ears. This had to be the best I’d ever felt being close to any man.
Finally, he broke the kiss as we both were breathless. He reached over and used his thumb to caress my lips as he looked as shocked as I felt. “Dannazione.”
I agreed,damn… I was out of breath and out of words.
