The Baby Contract ((The women of Landry's Landing and the Fabrizio men)) (7 page)

Shortly after ending their meeting with the builder, Gigi and Pierce were finishing their breakfast when he asked her about her thoughts on their plans for the house they were having built.

“So are you happy with the design of the house you didn’t say much during our meeting with the builder. Is there anything you’d like to change? After all it is your house, does it have enough rooms? Is the kitchen big enough? Say something let me know what you’re thinking.”

Gigi glance across the table at him. “I’m sorry Pierce the house is going to be perfect, it’s just that everything is moving so fast it’s just that I still can’t believe all this is happening. Less than a week ago I thought I’d never meet my baby’s father and now here you’re and we’re about to get married in a few short weeks. It all seems like a dream and I’m afraid I’ll wake up at any moment and everything that’s happening will all just disappear like a puff of smoke.”

Pierce reached across the table and took her hand in his lifting it to his lips his placed a kiss to the back of it. “This is no dream Caro, I am here, we are having a baby and in less than a month we will be husband and wife.”

“So do you plan to move in with me while our house is being built?” Gigi asked.

Pierce ran his thumb over the back of the hand he’d just kissed. “Only if you’re alright with me moving in here, if not we could stay somewhere else.”

“No here is fine, I just didn’t know if you’d be alright with it.” Gigi replied as she let her gaze travel from their joined hands to his handsome face.

He smiled. “Where ever you and our baby are that’s where I plan to be. Besides with the amount I’m paying those builders we shouldn’t have to wait too long for the house to be finished.”

“Well I’ll let you handle all that I’d better go help with those interviews. Are you planning to hang around for a while?” She asked.

“Yes I was planning too. Why do you want me to leave?” He asked with a smile.

“No I was going to ask if you wanted to come to my doctor’s appointment with me this afternoon.”

“I’d love to go with you. I just have a few calls to make and reply to a couple of emails, then I’m all yours, if you don’t mind I’ll use that table in the corner and when you’re ready just let me know okay.”

“That’s fine with me.” Gigi said pushing herself to her feet, as Pierce also stood. Once she was on her feet he leaned over and kissed her gently on the forehead.

“See you shortly Caro.” He said before heading for the corner table.

“That man is too fine for words.” She whispered smiling to herself as she watched him walk away. Taking a deep breath she decided to make her way over to where Asia and London were conducting interviews near the dining room entrance.

“How’s it going any potential prospects?” Gigi asked as she took a seat at the table next to London.

Asia glanced at Gigi picking up several of the resumes before responding. “Let’s see we’ve interviewed creepy, geeky, freaky, and skanky but no potential prospects.”

Gigi glanced at both Asia and London. “They can’t be that bad?”

“Wanna bet?’ Asia responded.

“I hate to say this but she’s right this time. First creepy never looked any higher than breast level, then geeky keep quoting statistics about work place problems and such, oh and freaky was more interested in what position he could get one of us in than he was in any job position that may be available. And don’t get me started on skanky,” London said in frustration as she rolled her eyes.

“Mercy that trick asked more questions than we did.” Asia said.

“Okay, what’s wrong with that?” Gigi asked.

Asia and London exchanged glances but it was London that answered. “There wouldn’t have been anything wrong if she’d been asking questions relevant to Landry’s Landing but she wasn’t, all she wanted to know about was Pierce.”

Gigi narrowed her eyes at her sisters. “What do you mean all she wanted to know about was Pierce?”

“We mean the minute that heifer sat down at this table she kept her eyes in his direction. She was ready to pounce like a polar bear on a bucket of fish. That gold digging barracuda was seeing dollar signs.” London said.

“We sent her on her way real quick like.” Asia added.

“Well I should hope so but I’m sure they’ll be plenty more like her waiting to sink their claws into my soon to be husband.” Gigi said as she let her gaze drift to Pierce sitting in the corner working at his laptop as he spoke into the Bluetooth attached to his ear. He must have sensed her eyes on him because he glanced in her direction. Before returning his attention back to his work he smiled at her giving her a little wink which caused her body to tingle with joy.

Gigi couldn’t imagine what being married to a man like Pierce would be like but she had to admit she anxious to find out. She kept replaying the kiss they’d shared and she couldn’t wait for him to kiss her again and do whatever else he wanted to do to keep her satisfied as he’d said. She had no doubt in her mind that he could and would do just that.

Gigi was snapped out of dreamland and back to reality when Asia asked her a question. “Have you seen Indy around lately?”

Gigi thought for a moment. “I haven’t seen her since this morning when she went to her lab to see what Gio was doing.”

“Come to think of it neither have I.” London added as she glanced around the dining room.

“Huh, I wonder where she is.” Asia asked out loud to no one in particular as she too glanced around the dining room hoping that she’d see Indy somewhere among the crowd.

“Well wherever she is I sure hope she’s having a better time than we are right now.” London replied.

Gigi and Pierce had returned from her doctor’s appointment and were relaxing on the sofa in their shared living room while Asia and London were in the kitchen preparing dinner. Pierce was massaging Gigi’s aching back when Indy and Gio walked in arguing.

“I’m telling you for the last time stay out of my lab Gio.” Indy yelled over her shoulder as she hurried away from him.

“Hey, I was just trying to help I do have a degree in science and I’ve also spent some time working around the family winery.” Gio responded as she dropped into the chair across the room.

“Who asked you for your help? I have been doing just fine without you or your help.” Indy said angrily.

“You haven’t asked but let’s just say from the taste of that last batch of wine you whipped up you could definitely use my help.” Gio replied with a smirk.

Indy jumped up from her seat placing both her hands on her curvy hips as she glared at the man standing across the room.

“I swear if you don’t stay out of my lab and away from me I…Will…Hurt…You!” She said through tightly clench teeth dragging out the last four words.

Gio returned her glare before letting a wide smile form on his gorgeous face. “Don’t tease me
gattino
. I like it rough so when you offer to hurt me you better be willing to follow through.” He said winking at her.

Indy narrowed her eyes at him and flared her nostrils. “I ought to walk over there and slap you senseless, you arrogant jerk.”

Gio laughed. “I can think of a few better ways for you to use those hands of yours, gattino.”

“Can’t you think about anything besides sex?” Indy shouted.

“No, not when I’m looking at you.” He replied smugly.

“Ugh! I’m going to take a shower.” Indy said as she turned to leave the room.

“Do you need some help gattino?” Gio asked teasingly.

“No! And would you stop calling me whatever it is you’re calling me?” She said hurrying down the hall as Gio’s laughter followed her.

Gigi and Pierce had been watching quietly from their spot on the sofa. “What was that all about?” Gigi asked Gio.

“Giovanni, I don’t need you giving India a hard time. We are about to become family so don’t go making her mad.” Pierce said.

“Oh she’ll be fine believe me Indy could use some excitement in her life and I think Gio is exactly what she needs.” Gigi said giggling.

“I think I’m exactly what she needs as well.” Gio said with a smirk.

Chapter Eight

After dinner Gigi invited Pierce to her bedroom suite so that they could spend more time together. He made himself comfortable while she used the bathroom to get ready for bed. When she returned he was leaning against the headboard of the bed with his long muscular legs stretched out in front of him.

He’d removed his shoes and shirt and looked right at home in her bed. Gigi stood back and drank in his appearance with her eyes. He was quite a vision with his wide, bare chest that was lightly sprinkled with fine dark hair trailing a path down his dynamically defined abs and tapered waist, before disappearing into the waistband of his slacks.

Pierce stared across the room at Gigi who’d emerged from the bathroom wearing a long black tank style night gown. She’d loosed her hair from the ponytail she’d been wearing earlier that day and now the waves of her dark brown hair frame her lovely face. He could see that her honey almond shaped eyes were filled with desire as she gazed at him.

Gigi’s breath caught in her throat as she watched his eyes darken with lustful desire. She tried desperately to look away but she couldn’t the look in his grey eyes intrigued her, the way they went from a light silvery tone to the color of thunder clouds was amazingly sexy.

“Are you going to stand there all night or are you going to join me?” Pierce asked with a wide

Smile.

“I was debating whether I should or not.” Gigi said gnawing at her bottom lip with her top teeth.

“Are you worried that I might try to have my way with you?”

“Uh no, I’m worried that
I’m
the one that might try to have
my
way with
you
.” She said moving slowly towards the bed.

“Hey if that’s what you want I promise not to put up a fight, I’ll let you have your way with me until you’ve had enough.” He replied softly, watching her as she climbed onto the bed.

“If you keep looking at me like that I might just take you up on that offer.”

“Whatever makes you happy, Caro?”

“Well what would make me happy right now is resting my poor aching feet, they are killing me.” She said reaching down to rub her slightly swollen feet.

Pierce reached over and pushed her hands away replacing them with his, taking over the job of massaging her aching feet. “Here let me do that.” He said moving to the foot of the bed so that she could lie back against the pillows and relax as he expertly massaged the muscles in her calves and her feet.

“Oh my goodness…. Oh! Oh! That feels amazing.” Gigi said breathlessly enjoying the feel of his strong, warm hands against her skin. With each stroke of his hand she could feel her body coming alive under his fingertips. It felt as if he was stroking her most intimate parts her nipples turned to hardened pebbles and rubbed painfully at the material of her night dress. Moisture pooled between her thighs as he continued his masterful massage.

Gigi had never felt anything like this, he was nowhere near her intimate parts and it was as if he was stroking every inch of her body.

Pierce couldn’t take his eyes off Gigi as she lay back against the pillows with her dark wavy hair fanned out around her head. She gazed at him through eyes that were mere slits, while pulling her bottom lip between her teeth.

She looked sexy as hell.

There was no way on earth he should be this attracted to a pregnant woman. But maybe that’s one of the things that turned him on about her. This gorgeous woman was pregnant with his child and very soon she would be his wife.

Pierce wasn’t sure how long he’d be able to wait to sample her sweet body. As he gazed down at her he gently raised one of her legs to his lips and kissed her softly behind the knee. When she trembled he licked the spot with his wet tongue and she gasped.

“Uh Pierce, we’re…uh… I mean aren’t we suppose to…be uh… talking so that we can uh… get to know one another? Cause if you keep uh… doing that I uh won’t be able to do much talking.” Gigi whispered softly then moaned as he once again licked the back of her knee.

“Keep doing that you mean? I tell you what you talk and I can listen while I continue to do what I’m doing, deal?” Pierce said deviously trailing his kisses further up her thigh.

“No! No deal. I can’t think with you doing that.” She said moaning softly.

“Alright you can ask me five questions for tonight and then we get to do what I want to do okay?”

“Okay sunshine but you have to keep your lips to yourself until you’ve answered all five of my questions.” She said pushing to a sitting position.

“Alright fine, I’ll keep me lips to myself but only until I’ve answered your questions, Caro.” He replied moving back to the head of bed as he settled in next to her pulling her into his arms.

“No I’m not and look who’s asking questions now.” She said smiling as she thought to herself that she could listen to him talk all day and night. The way he said everything with that smooth Italian accent made her melt like an ice cube in July.