female warrior movies…like
Xena.
“ Calm down…,” he murmured and for a few minutes, the car was
absolutely silent except for the smooth humming of the Bentley.
“Ahh…we are here.”
Meagan quickly stared out the window where she saw that the
car was now pulling through two large automatic iron gates and
towards a white mansion. The vehicle moved around, what seemed to
be, a round-a-bout and it was then she could take in most of the
landscaping. At the front of the house, were two beautiful flowers
gardens on either sides of the flight of steps that led up to the
wide porch. Two large pillars extended upwards in front the porch
and ended in a wide balcony on the second floor. On both sides of
the center building were two corridors ending into smaller
compartments but still very large. On a whole, the entire area was
stunning and even from she was she could see the front of the
vineyards descending further past the house in acres of
space.
She
opened the door and stepped out into the cool atmosphere of
Villabate. Marco accompanied her and then whispered in her ear,
“Let us go meet my family…”
She
bit her tongue for a moment and then put on a wide fake smile. “Of
course… darling .”
They
then walked together up the steps and paused a while before he
pushed open the large golden door. At that same instance, his
sister María greeted them with a sweet smile on her face. Her hair
was cut short in a bob and her eyes glittered just as brightly ah
his did. “Marco,” she exclaimed and when she noticed the woman
standing next to him, she glanced at him with surprise. “Who is
this?”
“This is,
Meagan Summers,” he smiled, pulling Meagan closer to him. “My
fiancée.”
“Dio
mio !” she yelped
and pulled her into an embrace that shocked Meagan but only caused
her to return the friendliness. “ Grazie a dio ! My brother has finally decided to settle
down.”
Marco laughed. “You know me…,” he said and smiled at Meagan.
“I’d never stop until I found the right one.”
“ Awww. Well, I am so very pleased to meet you,
Meagan.”
“ It’s nice to meet you too,” Meagan replied and, then flung a
tight hug around her so-called husband’s neck, pressing her lips
unto his tightly. “He is a gem, isn’t he?”
María giggled and then pulled her away from him. “Mother is in
the yard with my daughter… Come meet them!”
Marco nodded, still a bit shocked by the kiss, and then walked
slowly behind them, taking in the tempting view of his woman’s
backside. He smiled to himself and then shoved his hands in his
pockets as they moved through the large living room, through a
sitting room and then through opened sliding glass doors where they
met the luxurious backyard. Meagan looked on to see a small girl,
looking about four years old, being pushed in a swing by an
elegantly dressed older woman. She was very beautiful and Meagan
guessed her to be Marco’s mother. At least she could see where he
got his good looks from.
“Zio Marco!”
the little girl yelped, jumping from the swing and the woman looked
up, her eyes very warm and loving.
“ Celine…,” he muttered and bent to sweep the girl into his
arms. “I have missed you so much!”
She
giggled and then hugged him much tighter. At that moment, his
mother moved up to them, tears visible in her glassy eyes. “Oh,
Marco…”
He
placed down Celine and then greeted his mother with a kiss on both
cheeks and then hugged her. “It’s nice to see you,
Mother.”
“ Oh…you shouldn’t stay away this long. I thought—I thought I
was going to lose my mind,” she said and then noticed the stranger
standing behind him. “And who might this be?”
“ Mother, this is Meagan,” Maria said, pulling her up to her
mother before Marco had the chance to respond. “Marco’s
fiancée.”
“ What does ‘fiancée’ mean, Mama?” Celine questioned suddenly,
pulling at her mother’s skirt.
“ It
means that your Uncle Marco and this
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