The italian´s Proposal

ter

as used to seeing them in vanity magazines, those magazines that only showcase rich and beautiful men, sheets and sh

of sarcasm. "Can I have my coffee now, or are you going to stare at me

was ir

elody blinked a couple of times

typical of someone who exud

h the others," Melody turned back to the mac

et a technician, otherwise they

nd you could tell just by looking at them, they were r

lways this

has money wants to walk pas

ar looked from one to the ot

close to going over the gian

t her own wi

erself," the man spoke again, a

for everything. That's why she'd had so much trouble

't true, but at least she could stil

g that who you hate in pregnancy, like him your child will turn out, would t

d up the order of butter rolls and muffins and

gh puberty, you've put me in this mood," he squinted, and Mel

for her puking, which had never worked out for her, and yet she kept shopping for them in hopes to stop expelling everything

elody had unconsciously decided to have some fun at

ay through puberty," she re

e rich guy watching the door, as if a war were going to break out at any moment,

offee now? If you keep looking at it like t

his stuff for a while. I'

the coffee, Melody felt a cramp in her belly, and aut

plashing everything around her including t

irt! I have a meeting in less than half an hour!" he exploded peel

was think that she was going to die from the pain, that she could lose

istened as the driver spoke to the man, worried, and upset. She could determine tho

e wall, it wouldn't dial calls outside the coffee shop and

for her boss to answer, while the man c

n, she was getting nervous, she could feel the cold sweat coming down her forehead and the Italia

the air when she he

s me," she

g? Too many

hing her brain could generate in a hurry, shifting her weight from one

lurch. I need you down there..." As Doyle talked about commitments and

n, no more than a menstrual pain normally hurts, but, still, she wasn't goi

s home. The only one she kept in contact with was her older sister, the only one who sinc

n to me! I need a cab, call a cab company... or I don't know... I have

she could have imagined, and tears

der and looked back, still h

take

the I

she

? Hold on, I'll be righ

and Melody placed th

ody had the luxury of thinking they were the prettiest eyes that had ever lo

ined his suit, his impeccable suit. She was sure it must be worth a fortune; one she didn't have the money

he said taking the weight off what happened. "You see

hat. You already said

cel it ri

ly he had gone from being a despicable

o throw her out of his ca

ork without me." The driver/assistant made the requested call a

all. I don't know who you are. I appreciate the offer and the trouble, I can even take your sh

he asks interrupting her and sm

at? Do I have a red bal

do have, but a red

her white blouse stained with coffee dr

eat

e nothing compared to my shirt.

y put her hand to her cheek w

dn't know what was worse, crying over it thanks to the pregnancy hormones that wer

ve already cancelled my meeting for you. The

mber what the hell the driver/assistant had called

e door rang and Doyle

on the Italian, Melody watched as his expression changed from confusion and concern t

exclaimed

mind. You can tell her to let me take her t

every word. The man had spoken as i

ant," Doyle

raduate and would finally be able to produce more money to help his father with the coffee shop. The scones, cookies and muffins served there were baked in Doyle's kitchen from four in the morning an

I've been getting a really bad pain in my b

are you going to do that if yo

lth insurance?" This time Melody li

siness, much less was s

he pregnancy, her father had done the unthinkable: he had dropped her from the insurance and to top it off, had her mother call her to inform her so she wouldn't be embarrassed to go for a chec

doesn't hurt anymore," she unhooked the coat from the coat rack by the door leading to the employee r

driver and said, "Go start the car. I'll be out in a minute. Young lady, accompan

n get to the hos

pay out of your money to have you treated if

n get to the hos

pay out of your money to have her treated if

o such thing!

with her steely gaze. Doyle looked at Timothy as if he

being slow with the coffee," he e

girl." Doyle then looked at her as if she were dumb, which did nothing but irr

talian as if he were guilty even of global warming. "He started attac

spread his arms wide and reached out pretending to e

she charged them all at the time the order was taken and not when they left, it was a tactic she had read about

ed at him angrily. It didn't matter how much he defended

shop, even though she'd cancelled everyone else, he'd trusted her,

you get back," Doyle immediately softened at hearing Timothy defend

Clark's been waiting f

Let Timothy help yo

't kno

He's trustworthy. If he says he's goin

ered those words to Doyle. But it was the truth, she only had a little money left over from her

. I feel guilty, if I' d known she was pregnant, I wouldn't have attacked her so hard," he left the

shirt with the coffee." She headed for