Page 52 of The Obsession
Furniture? Home?
“Am I missing something here?” I ask before I can stop myself.
Lucia glances at Dominic, then back at me. “Dominic bought you a new bedroom suite.”
My eyes snap to him. “You did?”
He nods, unfazed, and pops a piece of prosciutto into his mouth before picking up a slice of peach and handing it to Peach. The toddler bites into it happily.
I blink. Am I the only one who thinks it’s weird she’s eating her namesake?
“Can’t have you sleeping on the floor,” he grumbles.
“Floor?”
“In my spare room.”
I rear back in shock. “Your spare room?”
“I only have three bedrooms, and Lil’ Peach and I occupy the other two.”
I gasp as the realisation sinks in. “I can’t move in with you.”
“You’re not going back tothatplace,” he growls.
“I hadn’t planned to.”
“You’re not living on the street, Emily.”
When I realise everyone at the table has their eyes on me, heat floods my cheeks. “I was hoping it wouldn’t come to that either.”
“You can’t stay here,” he adds, still grumbling.
My blush deepens as I slide my hands under the table and rub my flattened palms down the front of my tights. “I know that,” I manage to squeak.
“Well, then it’s settled. You’re coming home with us until you can make other arrangements.”
“I-I could go to a women’s shelter.”
“Not happening,” he hisses, shoving an entire pastry into his mouth and dusting powdered sugar off his hands like that’s the end of the conversation.
Lucia reaches over and runs her hand gently down my arm. “You’re not going to win. These Italian men are stubborn. Trust me.” She tilts her head towards her husband. “You’ll be safer with Dom. What if thatbastardo(Bastard) comes looking for you?”
“I … umm …”
“He’s a good man, Em. I wouldn’t let you be alone with him if he wasn’t.”
“Hey,” Dominic grumbles.
“You know it’s true,” she retorts, giving him a pointed look. “She only has to see how cute you are with Lil’ Peach to know that.”
“For Christ’s sake, woman, stop saying that. I’m not cute.”
Lucia beams, entirely unbothered, and I have to bite the inside of my cheek to hide my smile.
Chapter 18
Emily
