Love's Precious Surprise (The women of Landry's Landing and the Fabrizio men) Read Free

the only thing that he’d lost was his heart to her but he knew that she wasn’t ready to hear that just yet. In the several months that he’s known her his feelings for her have grown from mild interest to admiration to full blown head over heels deep affection. He’d never been so impressed by a woman in his entire life the way she’s overcome all the things she’s been through to become the amazing woman that she was today.
    He wanted to tell her just how blown away he was with her but he knew that wasn’t a smart thing to do, not yet anyway. One day very soon he wanted to be able to tell her all the things he couldn’t tell her right now.
    Daniele wanted to be the man to show her how much she deserved to be loved and he planned to wait as long as it took to do just that.
    “ I don’t know what it is that I have to do to make you understand that I’ve already found the only girl excuse me I meant to say woman that I want to be affectionate with. You may not think so right now but one of these days you’ll want someone that you can be intimate with and I plan to be right here when that happens. So if you think I’m going anywhere you can think again il mio amore prezioso. ” He said as he took one of her hands in his and placed a gentle kiss to the back of it dragging his lips slowly across the smooth flesh before releasing it to move away.
    Toni sat stunned watching his retreating back as he went back to his desk and while she trembled inside. Her entire body felt tingly and her heart was pounding so hard she was sure that it would pound right out of her chest. She could barely catch her breath because of the affect that his simple kiss to her hand was having on her senses.
    “ Daniele, wh…why did you do that?” She asked softly as she glanced over at him.
    Daniele slowly raised his head and glanced in her direction. “Why did I do what, Toni?” He asked as if he had no idea what she was talking about.
    “ Don’t play dumb with me, you know what you did.” Toni said just above a whisper still trying to catch her breath.
    “I have no idea what you’re talking about.” He said acting as if he didn’t kiss her on the hand.
    “You know damn well what I’m talking about.” She said a bit louder this time as her nerves began to calm down.
    He shot her a crooked smile. “Really, then prove it tell me exactly what it is that you think that I did.”
    “You really have lost your mind haven’t you? Why should I have to tell you what it is that you did, when I’m sure you know perfectly well what you did?” She said getting a bit irritated with this game he was playing.
    “I’m asking you to tell me what I did.” He said calmly.
    “Why should I tell you something you already know?” She asked in return.
    “For one, I don’t think you can form the words to say what it is that you think I did and two is because if you can form the words then I want to hear you say it.” He replied.
    “Why are you playing this game with me?” She asked angrily.
    “Il mio amore prezioso , I promise you this is not a game this is called strategy.” He said with a slight smile.
    “What do you mean strategy? And what in the hell is that Italian phrase that you keep saying to me?” She demanded.
    “I tell you what if you answer my question then I’ll give serious consideration to answering your questions, deal?” He said in response to her question.
    “Fine, what was your question again?” She said teasingly.
    “Ah, that’s cute okay you just let me know when you remember, how’s that?” He said turning his attention back to work on his desk.
    “You are impossible okay you kissed me on the hand.” She whispered quietly.
    “And?” He asked.
    “And, what? What do you want now?” She asked in frustration.
    “And how did it make you feel when I kissed you on the hand?” He asked softly determined to make her admit that she felt something for him other than irritation.
    “It made me feel