"Can I cook?" Aria huffed. "You haven't lived until you tried my chicken parmesan! Or my lasagna. You say you like pasta, well, my spaghetti alle vongole will make you..." she stopped suddenly. When is Sebastian ever going to try any of those dishes? Their countries were at war. The best case...
So he didn't come from money. She didn't know why it should matter to her, but it did. That, at least, they had in common. "That's the good thing about Italian food," she said, laughing "The poorer the cook, the better the food".
When he asked about their food, she grimaced. "It used to be...
"No," she said honestly. "None of this is safe. But I'm sure it's the safest option we have. You need to rest before you can make the dangerous journey back. It'll be safer resting there. And I need to monitor you for infection and complications. The best place for that would be the hospital, of...
"I can be the lookout" Aria suggested. Though she really wanted to join Daniel in the truck and come get Sebastian away to what she believed was safety. Well, relative safety anyway. "They've seen me come look for my brother before, it won't look suspicious. Anyway, we can figure out the details...
βYou know what else they have in the junkβ¦ warehouses?β Aria beamed at the two men, disregarding their apparent lack of conviction with her plan. βUniforms. Daniel will give you a pair to wear while youβre there. Youβll still stay out of sight and all of that, but just in case.β She raised her...
Aria nodded, trying hard not to blush. She didnβt dare say that before, because she wasnβt fully trusting her motives. Valentina was right though. She also worried about Sebastian developing an infection. So far the wound looked fine, but it had been a field operation.
βWe canβt keep him here...
They still didnβt trust each other. Aria supposed that wasnβt a big surprise. They just met and it was a big shock to both. She trusted both implicitly. Daniel was her brother and Sebastianβ¦ wellβ¦ she didnβt know why. Only that she did.
βWe can use the car to take us as close as we dareβ she...
βHa!β Daniel gave a bark of laughter. βI am not arming you. With all due respect to my older sister here, youβre an enemy soldier. Caring for you I can justify to myself because of wat you did for Aria, and because itβs the Christian thing to do. But giving you bullets to put in the rifle you...
Aria hugged her friend. She never meant for anyone else to know, for anyone else to risk themselves. But she was relieved not to be doing this alone. βThank you,β she whispered in Valentinaβs ear before releasing her. She will never forget her friendβs kindness.
βDaniel, maybe you should goβ...
Daniel nodded his head when Sebastian called his sister stubborn. You didnβt need to spend much time with her to know that. As angry as he was with her for risking her life in this way, he also had to admit it was very much like her. The French captain was a man needed help, and Aria Russo never...
Aria got up and put her hand on Sebastianβs arm. βPlease,β she said, her eyes locked on his. She gently pushed the other one down, indicating he should lower his rifle. Her fingers tightened on his arm unconsciously, feeling the taut muscles. With their eyes locked like that, it was easy for her...
...going to let her get shot either. He also wasnβt going to put up his hands. Not while this bastard was standing over his sisterβs laying body.
****
Despite the fact she was suddenly yanked from her much needed sleep, Aria was strangely calm. She looked at the scene and didnβt panic. She...
...her eyes open now that she was laying down. "Not too long, promise?" she said sleepily as she cradled her head in her hands and fell asleep.
***
"You're as smart as you are lovely" Daniel said. "No one will believe I shot Aria by accident, least of all my father. We fight far too much for...
...shoot a dog. But if there was a man in there trying to take advantage of Daniel's big sister... "Come on," he said to Valentina. "Stay close".
***
"Not much" she answered truthfully. Then lifted her eyes to him and smiled. He was looking down at her, concern in his beautiful eyes. "Don't...
...sister, so I followed you without saying a word. But you seem every bit as much in the dark as I am. What do you think? should we follow her in?β
***
Heβd been sleeping. Good. She envied him, but he needed sleep to recover. βIβm fine, Iβm fineβ she said, waving her hand dismissively. βLet...
...would make not one but two nurses, otherwise very responsible women too, sneak away. If it had been him the answer would have been easy β a woman.
****
She knocked on the door to the shed before opening it, hoping to avoid getting shot.
βSebastian!β she called out, keeping her voice low...