Chapter 23

ROBIN

Reaching her, he grabbed her arm, his grip tight as he yelled at her. “You are behaving like a child, and if you think for one minute you can lock me out, you have another thing coming.”

“Get out. You are not sleeping here tonight,” she snapped.

“That’s what you think, little bird, you are my wife, and we will be sleeping together.” He tore off his jacket and shirt, his anger clearly getting his adrenaline pumping.

Whipping the covers off, she jumped out of bed. “I won’t stay in the same bed as you. I’ll sleep on the sofa.”

Grabbing her pillow, she started walking out but felt his arms going around her waist. “Let go of me, you beast.”

She could feel the warmth of his body, which was now without clothing, and his breath was warm and smelled minty on her neck; the more she struggled, the tighter he held on to her.

“You’re not going anywhere except back to bed, where I am going to taste every inch of your soft and delicious body.”

With one arm around her waist, he moved her hair over to the side and placed his mouth on her neck, finding that one spot that usually got her moaning.

Sliding the strap of her nightgown down, he moved his lips over her shoulder blade and the back of her neck; she didn’t seem to be struggling as much.

He pulled her gown down, letting it fall to the floor. He stood behind her, his hand moving slowly down her stomach and inside her panties.

She knew she was a goner when his hands moved over her naked body with expertise and his lips sucked and kissed her neck.

His own naked flesh pressed against her. She moaned when his manhood poked into her ass. He stroked and kissed her into a climax and then slowly moved her back to the bed.

When he turned her around, her knees felt like they would give out, but she felt his strong arms going around her as he lowered her down and climbed on top.

The feel of him when he plunged deep inside her had her screaming his name as she dug her nails into his flesh.

LUCA

He kissed her neck when he finished; how he loved hearing her scream his name when he brought her to a climax and her orgasm rocked her body.

“I love you, Robin, and I’m never going to let you go. I love your fire and your spunk. I will never get tired of you.”

She curled up in his arms, stroking his chest. “I’m sorry, Luca. I admit I was jealous of your relationship with that woman.

“It seems that everywhere we go, there is someone who you’ve been with. Some so beautiful I feel insecure and afraid you’ll want to sleep with them.”

He cupped her chin and lifted it to look at him. “That was before, but I’m with you now and only you. You are who I want and desire. Do not be insecure. You are more beautiful than all the women I’ve known.”

ROBIN

She ran her hand down his chest, moving lower till she reached his manhood. For the first time, she took him in her hand, sliding her hand up and down the length of him.

A smile broke out on her face, and she let out a nervous giggle when she felt it growing. Playing around, she used the tip of her finger and circled the blunt tip of the head.

The sound of his heavy breathing rang loudly in her ears, and she gasped when he flipped her over onto her back.

“See what you started, little bird,” he said and grabbed her legs. He put them over his shoulders. A moan slipped out when he started thrusting harder and deeper as she raised her hips.

They eventually went to sleep, not waking till noon.

LUCA

“Today we will go to the beach. I know a private area where we can be alone. Did you bring a bathing suit? If not, don’t worry, we can swim in the nude.”

“In your dreams,” she scoffed.

When they arrived at the place Luca knew about, she smiled when she saw how beautiful it was. “Oh my, this is amazing.”

Standing behind her, his arms around her waist, they stared at the beauty before them. “Let’s go for a swim,” he said, kissing her neck. He then removed his clothes, put on his swim trunks, and waited for her.

Since there was no one around, he figured she would change right there. But he was disappointed when she lifted her dress up over her head and saw she had her bathing suit on under it.

When he saw the suit, he smiled; she looked so gorgeous he got a hard-on.

When she looked down and saw he was excited, she laughed and took his hand. “Let’s swim. That will cool down your little buddy.”

“He’s not so little as you very well know,” he said, letting her lead the way. “Can you swim?”

“Yes, silly. I used to go down to the river whenever my uncle and cousins were away. I taught myself to swim. I’m not really good, but I can get by.”

As soon as they got up to their knees, he shivered. “Damn, it’s cold. Why don’t we just lay on the beach and have the lunch we brought along?”

“Don’t tell me the almighty Mr. Mariani is afraid of a little cold water.” She laughed.

He pulled her into his arms. “I’m afraid of nothing. I thought it would be more fun to make love on the beach.” He rubbed up against her, pushing his pelvis into her. “Feel how hard I am for you. I want you.”

“I think you need cooling down.” Laughing, she gave him a shove, causing him to fall back into the water.

She stopped laughing when he got up and went to chase her. Turning, she tried to run, but he caught her, picked her up in his arms and tossed her into the cold water. She let out a squeal and started splashing him.

ROBIN

After horse-playing around, they got down to doing some actual swimming. Luca was a much better and stronger swimmer, so he went further out, leaving her closer to shore.

Soon she lost sight of Luca and looked around frantically for him.

Shielding her eyes from the sun, she tried to see where he was. Her stomach was in knots, and her heart was racing; fear crept through her veins when she couldn’t see him.

What if he was in trouble? She wasn’t a good swimmer. Tears filled her eyes as she turned in circles waist-deep in the water, searching for him.

Something touched her leg, and she let out a scream and looked down.

LUCA

“It’s just me.” Luca laughed but stopped when he felt the sting from the palm of her hand across his face. He stood in shock, watching as she swam away and got out.

Anger replaced the shock, and he followed her. Grabbing her arm, he swung her around to face him.

“What the hell was that for?” he cursed, wanting to give her proper hell, but he stopped when he saw tears falling down her face.

“You jackass, don’t ever do that to me again.”

“Do what?” he asked harshly.

“Take off like that. I couldn’t find you. I thought you had drowned, you big jerk.” She sniffed, her tears falling.

Cupping her face tenderly in his hands, he wiped her tears away with his thumbs.

“Forgive me. I wasn’t thinking. Whenever I come here, I swim to that arch and back. I should have told you I was going to do that.”

He pulled her closer, giving her a passionate kiss. It hit him just how much she loved him, and his heart felt like it would burst with joy.

“You scared me, Luca,” she said as she wrapped her arms around his neck, clinging to him tightly like she was afraid that if she let go, he would disappear.

He held her till she settled down, planting soft kisses on her face. “I am sorry I gave you a fright. It won’t happen again. What say I lay out the blanket, and we can eat.”

“Okay,” she said, and moving from his embrace, she grabbed a towel and started towel drying her hair.

When she was finished, she saw him snapping pictures of her with his cell phone. “What are you doing?” she asked, frowning.

“Taking a picture of you in your bathing suit. I want it for my screen cover. Pose sexy for me,” he said, giving her one of his special smiles.

“No, I don’t want my picture on your phone. What if someone sees it?”

“Come on, do it for me, please.” He grinned.

“Oh, all right, how’s this?” She stretched, arm raised and smiled at him.

“Beautiful,” he replied, patting the spot next to him on the blanket. “Now come sit next to me, my beautiful wife. God, how I love saying that.”

ROBIN

After eating, they lay side by side, letting the sun warm their bodies. She got him to open up about his parents.

He told her his mother was in her late forties and died after giving birth to him, and his father was twenty years older than her and died of a heart attack soon after. So he never really knew him, and his uncle raised him as his own.

She learned how everything was left to him and how he made the winery an even bigger success than it already was.

How he invested wisely, and his wealth kept growing. It seemed that whatever he touched made him more money, making him one of the youngest richest men in Rome.

She learned he owned a home in New York and a private estate in Jamaica, and until she came along, he was always away traveling.

“I will take you to these places soon. I would have taken you to Jamaica for our honeymoon, but you wanted to see Rome.”

Rolling onto his side, he moved his hand along her body; just touching her heated flesh, she could see that he was aroused.

With no one around, he started kissing her neck. His hands removed her suits with ease; it helped that she didn’t fight him on it. Instead, she helped him out of his swim trunks.

They lay side by side, basking in the glow of their lovemaking; this time, instead of rough and tumble sex, it was sweet, tender and filled with so much passion.

“It’s getting late. We should get back now as I have a surprise for you,” he said, giving her a kiss before helping her up.

LUCA

Back at the hotel, they showered and dressed. He kept telling her to wait when she begged him to tell her what the surprise was.

He took her hand, and they left their room. Leaving the hotel, he drove for half an hour before he stopped on a hillside.

“Look at that view.” He nodded, pointing out the windshield.

“It’s lovely,” she answered.

“Keep looking,” he said, taking her hand and kissing it.

Seconds later, there was a loud bang, and fireworks lit up the sky. She pulled away from Luca and jumped out of the car. He followed suit. She stood in front of him in awe as he wrapped his arms around her.

Like a child, she squealed. “Wow, oh, it’s so beautiful, but fireworks this time of year? Why? How?”

Putting his mouth to her ear, he whispered, “I arranged it all for you.”

She turned to face him. “You did this for me? Why?”

“To show you how much you mean to me, and I thought you would like it.”

“I love you, Luca.” She reached up, kissed him, and he circled her waist with his arms, pulling her in closer to him.

“I would move heaven and earth if it made you happy. We have two more days left before we go home, and I have so much more to show you.

“Let’s go back to the hotel and rest. We have a busy day ahead of us tomorrow.”

He had no plans of resting when he got her back to the room.