‘Highland Games are more tradition than sport,’ he replied.
‘So is cricket, but you’ve yet to show an interest inthat. This is most unlike you, Rocco.’
‘Taking some time for myself? I suppose it is,’ he agreed mildly, refusing to let her get to him. His mother was the queen of manipulation.
‘Is everything all right?’
‘Everything’s fine.’
‘So why do I feel there’s something you’re not telling me?’
‘I have no idea.’
‘Is there a problem with probate?’
‘Not that I’m aware of.’ He needed to start the ball rolling on that…
‘You would tell me, wouldn’t you? Don’t think that because your inheritance is a personal matter you can’t use the firm’s resources to deal with it. I still maintain you should let Claire handle it.’
‘It’s fine, Mother.’
‘If you call me Mother, I’ll definitely think something is wrong.’
‘I wish you’d stop worrying. There’s nothing to worry about.’
Beverly’s problem – or rather,hisproblem – was that she had a nose like a bloodhound and could sense when someone wasn’t being completely truthful with her.
Would Rocco still be on Skye if it wasn’t for Giselle?
Unlikely.
Would he be planning on going to the Highland Games?
Definitely not. It would never have crossed his mind. But by showing him some of the places she loved on the island, Giselle had made him appreciate it. Skye had got under his skin, and he was beginning to fall under its spell.
Just as Giselle had gotten under his skin. And he feared he might be a little in love with her, too.
Chapter 17
‘Who’s the hottie?’
Giselle laughed at Izzy’s excited voice. ‘Good morning to you, too.’
‘Well?! Who is he?’
Yesterday evening, Giselle had sent her sister some photos of Lealt Falls, the Quiraing and the other places she’d visited over the past few days. Rocco had featured in a couple of them.
‘The castle’s new owner,’ she replied.
‘Flipping heck, Zelle, he’sbellissimo! Are you two…?’
‘No, we’re not.’ She deliberately didn’t think of the kiss at the Fairy Glen, and she’d been deliberatelynot thinkingabout it ever since it had happened. ‘He wanted someone to show him the highlights of Skye, that’s all.’
‘If you ask me,he’sone of the highlights,’ Izzy shot back. ‘Don’t take this the wrong way, but why you?’
‘Thanks!’ She’d been asking herself the same thing.
‘What I meant was, why ask you to play tour guide and not Cal? Is it because he fancies you?’
