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CHAPTER 034 - THE COST OF A CONTRACT II
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"You still need to see a doctor," Lorenzo said softly, sounding strained, and Sarah nodded. "I've already made an appointment with Elisa’s doctor." Lorenzo sighed softly before agilely getting up and moving away from her chair and back to his own. "They would like you," Lorenzo suddenly said, his eyes intent on Sarah’s face. "What?" she asked distractedly. "My family," Lorenzo elaborated, and she frowned, not sure why he'd felt the need to say that. "I doubt that, Lorenzo. I don't think I'd feel any kind of charity toward someone who deliberately set out to trap my brother or son in a marriage he did not want, and I can't imagine your family doing so." "But you didn't..." "They think I did, and once you've made up your mind about someone, it's pretty hard to change it again." "It's not as hard as you think," Lorenzo said, half under his breath. "I don't know why you think you have to say stuff like this." Sarah shrugged dismissively "Soon we'll both be getting what
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What are you doing here?" Sarah paused at the threshold to the kitchen and stared at the gorgeous man who stood in front of the open refrigerator wearing only baggy sweatpants. No shoes and no shirt. Lorenzo turned around slowly to meet her eyes, and Sarah swallowed past the huge lump in her suddenly dry throat; God, he was so much more beautiful than she remembered. Of course, Sarah felt unattractive and sloppy in the Sylvester the Cat silk shortie pajamas that she was wearing. Sarah knew that there was a sleep crease down the side of her face and that her hair closely resembled a bird's nest. "I live here," Lorenzo replied casually, one hand grasping a carton of orange juice and the other lazily rubbing back and forth over the rippled contours of his abdomen. Sarah’s fascinated eyes fell to that hand, and she imagined her own hand replacing Lorenzo’s. Sarah shook her head slightly to rid herself of the erotic image and focused on her outrage at seeing Lorenzo so casually s
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“I was going to spend the morning with Elisa and her baby but before that I have someone coming for.. the thing I'm working on. She won't be in your way." Sarah said Elisa had given birth to a beautiful son just a couple of days after Sarah had her own pregnancy confirmed. "First of all, you live here. It's your house too, cara. You can have visitors." "Okay" Sarah nodded. "I can head out to the office, to give you privacy?" "You don't have to leave, although i'll need the den for space, and it'll probably take an hour or two." "Okay." "I'm designing a line of jewelry inspired from victorian era." Silence reigned as Sarah chewed another bite, her gaze on her plate. " Sarah. That's amazing. I'd like to see your sketches." "I'm not like those experts" Sarah’s stomach felt tight. Lorenzo touched her hand, his warm fingers scooping it up. "Hey. No self-criticism." Sarah tried to ignore the way his thumb traced tiny circles over her pulse point. "I've been studying onl
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"Mind if I tag along?" Lorenzo asked casually, when the Jeweler had just left and Sarah was going to get ready to visit Elisa, and Sarah frowned, disturbed by the notion of her husband ‘tagging along’ with her all afternoon. "Well..." Sarah began reluctantly. "I wanted to discuss some business with Elisa," Lorenzo added. "What business?" Sarah asked flatly. "It's about her loan," Lorenzo elaborated. "What about her loan?" her voice rose in alarm, but Lorenzo’s face remained impassive. "I won't have you upsetting her, Lorenzo." "What are you going to tell her? Sarah asked in a panic. "Nothing you should concern yourself with, Sarah, and I don't want to upset her," he dismissed. "Now why don't you hop into the shower while I clean up down here? I'll use one of the guest bathrooms this morning." Sarah shook her head desperately. "Lorenzo, you can't do this..." "Well, I have no aversion to doing a bit of housecleaning," Lorenzo said, deliberately misunderstanding. "Y
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Lorenzo left the living room and slowly inched his way toward the kitchen. Sarah was just outside the slightly ajar door when the sounds of their quiet voices finally reached her. "But I don't understand why now?" Elisa was asking, sounding annoyed but not upset. "And I still have at least a year within which to finish the loan. It's a substantial amount of money, Lorenzo." Sarah bit her lip, wanting to intervene but not sure how anything she could say or do would persuade Lorenzo to change his mind. Sarah felt helpless and furious and strangely hurt that Lorenzo would carry out his threat anyway. "It's my only real option right now, Elisa." Lorenzo’s deep voice rumbled quietly. "I gave you the loan for all the wrong reasons. Reasons which I now...regret. I can't in good conscience allow it to continue, I cannot have a clean slate until I rectify my mistakes." "So let me pay it, and we can put it behind us," Elisa implored, and Lorenzo said something that Sarah didn't quite
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Finally, after what seemed like ages, Lorenzo leaned back in his chair and shook his head slightly. "We'll still be together until the baby is born," Lorenzo acknowledged wearily. "Up until then, I want daily updates on your health. I don't want to be excluded from any bit of news no matter how trivial you may think it is." "I don't understand what you'd hope to gain from such an arrangement," Sarah said, confused and frustrated by how adamant Lorenzo was being on this point. "Absolutely nothing," Lorenzo murmured. "But what do you stand to gain by keeping me out of the loop?" Absolutely nothing, and Lorenzo knew it; Sarah had no reason other than pure contempt to refuse his request. "Fine," Sarah said begrudgingly. "I’ll keep you updated but I want your word that you won't interfere in any part of my pregnancy and that you'll remain a casual observer." "How can you expect me to make a promise like that?" Lorenzo asked hoarse and pained. "I am not a casual observer, Sara
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Lorenzo sat down on the sofa and leaned toward Sarah, very gently nudging the glass of orange juice in her direction again. Sarah shot him a warning glance, and Lorenzo grinned slightly. "I'm not trying to bully you into drinking a glass of orange juice, Sarah ," he said softly. "I just thought that you looked a bit parched." Sarah gritted her teeth and sheer perversity kept her from picking up the glass and quenching her thirst. Lorenzo said nothing further, merely leaned back in his chair with a soft sigh. "So what did the doctor really say yesterday?" He asked after a pause. "I'm slightly anemic and that's what's causing the dizziness. He adjusted my diet to include more iron," Sarah responded quietly, and Lorenzo nodded. "Everything else is normal?" Lorenzo asked after another short pause. "Yes." "You'd tell me if it wasn't?" "Yes." Lorenzo seemed satisfied with her answer and smiled slightly. "Thank you." Sarah sighed and nodded an acknowledgment of his thanks.
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The thin sound of a distressed infant's wail jerked Sarah from a restless sleep. She sat up and fought her way out of bed before groggily trudging to the nursery. When she got there she blinked up at the already-present Lorenzo who was cradling their crying daughter tenderly in his strong arms. He was wearing only a pair of boxers and held the tiny baby up against his strong, naked chest. He was crooning gently to her and Sarah was transfixed by the sweet picture they presented. Lorenzo looked up and saw Sarah standing in the doorway. Lorenzo’s hair was messy and standing up in spikes. "Hey." Lorenzo smiled over at her. "I was hoping you'd sleep through this. You looked exhausted earlier. I don't think she's hungry. Just cranky. I think her wet nappy woke her up. I changed her and she's all dry and comfy now, but she hasn't worked the bad mood out of her system yet." Sarah walked over to them and peered over one bulging bicep into Luciana’s scrunched-up little face and smil
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"I think it's time you left, Father," Sarah said voice rigid with pain, and her father sneered one last time before he pivoted on his heel and strode from the room. "Don't you dare believe what he just said, cara," Lorenzo whispered rawly, focusing his desperate glare on her. "Don't you dare!" "I know that you love her, Lorenzo," Sarah whispered. Lorenzo wasn't sure if she meant the baby or Martina, and Sarah could tell by the look of uncertainty on Lorenzo’s face that he wasn't sure either and so he was at a loss as to how to respond. "Would you try to take her from me?" "NO!" Lorenzo practically screamed, and the baby startled. Sarah soothed her with slight rocking motions until she started suckling again. Lorenzo reined in his temper and gentled his voice with visible effort. "I wouldn't do that to you. Cara I'd never hurt you like that." Lorenzo looked stupefied and hurt at the question. "But you want her..." Again the ambiguity and Lorenzo’s frown deepened. "If yo
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Sarah awoke to the sound of angry, hushed voices and blinked groggily as she tried to get her bearings. "I don't want you anywhere near her." Sarah heard Lorenzo hiss furiously and tried to concentrate on the drama unfolding in her doorway where she could see two large men silhouetted. One was unmistakably Lorenzo, and the other...she narrowed her eyes slightly, trying to focus a bit better. It looked like her father. "She's my daughter and I'll damned well see her when I want to," the other man blustered, confirming that he was, indeed, John Malik. "So that you can damage her more than you already have?" Lorenzo asked, almost shaking with rage. "I won't let you get close enough to hurt her like that again. And you can forget about getting that heir you want anytime soon. I refuse to give you that pleasure." "Well, then stay married to her until you do, or give up the vineyard," her father sneered. "The vineyard never meant as much to me as it did my father. You can hav
