Simone (The Ciprianos of Kellington Book 2) Read Free

right
to do something like that. You should have left it where it was and not even
read it. Go in there and apologize to her again, man.” Simone demanded.
    Nodding,
Andrew got back up and walked out of the room. Simone could hear him knocking
on the door and then it opening up again. He could hear her asking him, “What
do you want?” Then it got all quiet for a moment as the sobs started again and
that’s when the brothers got up to peek around the corner. They watched Andrew
hugging a sobbing Delia and repeating over and over again, “I’m sorry, Delia.”

 
 
 
 
    Chapter Two

 
    “Yes ma’am, I will make sure that our
guys have that desk brought to your home on Wednesday. You’re most welcome,
have a wonderful day. Goodbye,” Jaslyn said, hanging up the phone. She looked
up and saw Delia coming into the shop. “Hey girl, we’ve got another sale.”
    “Wow, that’s great, so
who did we sell to this time?” Delia had brought in a bunch of bags from the
farmer’s market. Helping her friend with the bags, they decided to stay in and
have lunch at the shop, just the two of them. Since Jaslyn’s relationship with
Renzo had taken up most of her time during the weekends and sometimes during
lunch, Delia thought it was good to just be with her best friend for a change.
    “Mrs. Hawkins, another
friend of Filomena’s. Let me go and get the tablecloth and I’ll put the sign up
on the door,” Jaslyn said, walking toward the door. Soon they had cleared off
one of the large tables, put down the tablecloth and had begun taking out all
of the goodies Delia had brought. They had gotten out the plates and forks and began
serving themselves and pouring iced tea into their glasses.
    “A toast,” said Delia
as they both stood. “This toast is to a lifetime of happiness, a lifetime of
love and a lifetime of sales.” Both of them laughed as their glasses clinked
together and they both took a sip before sitting down. “So how have things with
you and Renzo been going?”
    “Absolutely wonderful,
everything has been going just like I’ve wanted. We’ve taken our time with
things and he’s so understanding and sweet to me. You know, you were right when
you said we were meant to be together. How about you and Rodger? How are things
going there?”
    “Well, he wants me to
go with him to see his parents, and this will be the second time I’ve gone to
meet with them. I’m not looking forward to it, either.”
    “What do you mean?”
    “Well, his parents are
rich, and I’m talking like Beverly Hillbillies rich. I think they put up with
me because Rodger loves me so much. But the first time they met me, they looked
me up and down like I was some kind of beggar or something. I brushed it off
but then the questions started, like what I do for a living, about my family
and all. I swear , it was like I was being interrogated
by the FBI. Well, I ended up setting them straight, and when Rodger spoke up,
they listened. But that first and last time was over a year ago, so now they
want us to visit.”
    “I never knew that
Rodger’s family was rich,” Jaslyn said, munching on some of her salad.
    “I know, he didn’t tell
me until the day we visited his parents. I asked him why he hadn’t told me
sooner and he said that he wanted me to like him for who he was and not because
he had money. He told me that he’s always wanted to do things his way, so he
came here to Kellington to make a new start where no one would know who he or
his family was. I admire him for that, though, because honestly, you don’t find
many men like him. Despite the fact he has millions, he wants to do things on
his own to prove something to his family.”
    “Well, it seems we have
two good men, don’t we?” Jaslyn smiled, taking another sip of tea.
    “That we do. I talked
with Andrew yesterday and he’s supposed to come for a visit. He’s going to
spend the whole weekend with me. I honestly can’t wait though, because I
haven’t