going to let her travel every day when she needs to be taking it easy.”
“That’s so true. Same with this one,” Lana said. “He’s not going to let me out of his sight now that we found out we’re having a baby.”
“Oh my gosh! You, too!”
“Yes, although it seems you’re much further along.”
“Any day now.”
“Which we have to talk about?” I interrupted. “You shouldn’t have left the ranch, and you better tell me that one of the men drove you here.”
“No, I walked…Of course Mateo drove me.”
“They all know better than to let you follow me in the first place, but somehow, I doubt you gave them an option.”
“Nope. I wanted to know what broad my husband was meeting up with since he keeps leaving me every time I want to have sex.” It was the first time she actually made me blush in public.
“Babe, this isn’t conversation for the rest. You know damn well there’s no one else, but I’ve been keeping something you,” I admitted.
“Tell me right now. I’m not going anywhere until you tell me what you’ve been keeping from me.”
“Can’t we talk about this at home?”
“Nope. I’m assuming your parents already know, so who cares.”
“The truth is I got kicked by a horse and broke a couple of ribs.”
“I know that already. Next time you want to keep a secret, try to keep it down. Then maybe I wouldn’t have been trying to intentionally torment you.”
“You did that on purpose?”
“You lied to me.”
“Fine. Well, I feel better now.”
“Yeah, but I don’t feel like it tonight.” She turned to her sister. “Lana, let’s walk together and chat.”
“Um, Ana, they are going to go in their car together.” I reminded her.
“Sergei, can you drive us to the house together so we could talk?” Lana asked her husband, hugging his arm and giving him that look I saw on Ana’s face many times.
“No, you girls can ride with me,” I stated. It wasn’t an offer. That was what was happening. There was no way I was letting him take her anywhere without me.
“Whatever, I’m not worried. I’ll follow.” Sergei pulled his wife to him. “I love you, Lana. Be safe. I’ll be right behind.”
“I know, my love. Thank you, and by the way, I am in the mood tonight,” she said to him with a wink. His ass grinned, and I wanted to punch him. “I almost forgot our luggage.”
“I’ll get it. Don’t leave without me.” The two women were talking while we waited for Sergei to come downstairs. I really felt like a bastard for keeping them apart.
“I just wanted to say I’m sorry for keeping you apart for so long.”
“It’s not your fault, William. Santini’s men were all over me. If you would have told me about her, they would have known. Plus, without the silence here, I wouldn’t have met Sergei, and I can’t imagine my life without him.”
“I have to ask. Are you saying that because he’s forced you like Ana was by that bastard?”
“No. Not at all. I didn’t want to like him at first, but I’m the one who followed him around until he kidnapped me.”
“Kidnapped?” Ana and I said in unison.
“He was trying to get me to leave the Santini’s disappearance alone. His friends had reason to rid the world of Santini. Trust me, other people like them would have killed me for not dropping it. I got fired from the police department for harassing the family. I was told by my superiors to quit, but I didn’t. It wasn’t smart on my part, but truthfully, I loved when Sergei would flirt with me every time I asked him to tell me what happened. Then he thought I was married to Santini and missing him.”
“Really? That’s insane.”
“Yes, but mine wasn’t the worse. Nikolai actually scooped Bianca up from the dining room table and took her.”
“What?!”
“They’d met before, but it’s complicated. That was when she was supposed to marry Santini, and he couldn’t let that happen.”
“Then he was a smart man.”
“Yes, and
“That’s so true. Same with this one,” Lana said. “He’s not going to let me out of his sight now that we found out we’re having a baby.”
“Oh my gosh! You, too!”
“Yes, although it seems you’re much further along.”
“Any day now.”
“Which we have to talk about?” I interrupted. “You shouldn’t have left the ranch, and you better tell me that one of the men drove you here.”
“No, I walked…Of course Mateo drove me.”
“They all know better than to let you follow me in the first place, but somehow, I doubt you gave them an option.”
“Nope. I wanted to know what broad my husband was meeting up with since he keeps leaving me every time I want to have sex.” It was the first time she actually made me blush in public.
“Babe, this isn’t conversation for the rest. You know damn well there’s no one else, but I’ve been keeping something you,” I admitted.
“Tell me right now. I’m not going anywhere until you tell me what you’ve been keeping from me.”
“Can’t we talk about this at home?”
“Nope. I’m assuming your parents already know, so who cares.”
“The truth is I got kicked by a horse and broke a couple of ribs.”
“I know that already. Next time you want to keep a secret, try to keep it down. Then maybe I wouldn’t have been trying to intentionally torment you.”
“You did that on purpose?”
“You lied to me.”
“Fine. Well, I feel better now.”
“Yeah, but I don’t feel like it tonight.” She turned to her sister. “Lana, let’s walk together and chat.”
“Um, Ana, they are going to go in their car together.” I reminded her.
“Sergei, can you drive us to the house together so we could talk?” Lana asked her husband, hugging his arm and giving him that look I saw on Ana’s face many times.
“No, you girls can ride with me,” I stated. It wasn’t an offer. That was what was happening. There was no way I was letting him take her anywhere without me.
“Whatever, I’m not worried. I’ll follow.” Sergei pulled his wife to him. “I love you, Lana. Be safe. I’ll be right behind.”
“I know, my love. Thank you, and by the way, I am in the mood tonight,” she said to him with a wink. His ass grinned, and I wanted to punch him. “I almost forgot our luggage.”
“I’ll get it. Don’t leave without me.” The two women were talking while we waited for Sergei to come downstairs. I really felt like a bastard for keeping them apart.
“I just wanted to say I’m sorry for keeping you apart for so long.”
“It’s not your fault, William. Santini’s men were all over me. If you would have told me about her, they would have known. Plus, without the silence here, I wouldn’t have met Sergei, and I can’t imagine my life without him.”
“I have to ask. Are you saying that because he’s forced you like Ana was by that bastard?”
“No. Not at all. I didn’t want to like him at first, but I’m the one who followed him around until he kidnapped me.”
“Kidnapped?” Ana and I said in unison.
“He was trying to get me to leave the Santini’s disappearance alone. His friends had reason to rid the world of Santini. Trust me, other people like them would have killed me for not dropping it. I got fired from the police department for harassing the family. I was told by my superiors to quit, but I didn’t. It wasn’t smart on my part, but truthfully, I loved when Sergei would flirt with me every time I asked him to tell me what happened. Then he thought I was married to Santini and missing him.”
“Really? That’s insane.”
“Yes, but mine wasn’t the worse. Nikolai actually scooped Bianca up from the dining room table and took her.”
“What?!”
“They’d met before, but it’s complicated. That was when she was supposed to marry Santini, and he couldn’t let that happen.”
“Then he was a smart man.”
“Yes, and
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