In Sickness and in Wealth by Gina Robinson Read Free Book Online Page A

their usual family picture formation, Jus was suddenly nearly as tall as his brothers.
    From either side of him, Jerod and Jeremy grabbed a shoulder to push him down. "Off your toes, squirt."
    "Justin Arnold Green! Behave yourself. At least you finally reached six feet. Your regular height will suffice. Get off your toes," Diana barked. I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of her reprimands. "And if anyone starts the lean, I will personally kill them."
    Justin's grin was wide and contagious as he and his two brothers started leaning to the right.
    Diana swatted at them. I stifled a laugh at their family antics. Being an only child, I didn't have any siblings to joke around with. I'd always wanted big brothers. I was falling in love with Justin's family already. Boys! I snapped the picture.

Chapter Five
    J ustin
    Something was wrong with Kay. Sure, she protested she was fine. But the sudden virulent headache was worrying. Paolo might have been right about the bad air. After sleeping all afternoon, she went straight to bed when we got home from Paolo's.
    She blamed it on the headache. "It makes me tired, both before and after. I should have recognized it coming on from how tired I was before."
    I sat in the chair in the room of our pensione , with my laptop open. I'd looked up her symptoms. Fatigue and nausea were common symptoms. I would just have to take her at her word that this would pass.
    As I checked my email, I got a text that made my pulse race.
    You've been ignoring me, hubby. Not interested in playing my game? You should be, baby. I have more pictures you should be interested in. Don't make me use them. I'll be in touch soon.
    I smiled, slowly, and willed my heart to stop racing. Maybe I should have been scared. But I'd been waiting for her.
    Bring it on, baby . Send me a sample of what you have so I can find you.
    I texted Dex.
----
    K ayla
    Scrum, scrum, scrum, scrum .
    After a day of watching rugby, the words pulsed through my head in a chant. What better way to pass the time than watching hot guys in shorts tackle each other? Guys flashing very fine butts at the crowd. Male physicality! I needed to fan myself, and it wasn't just due to the heat of the day. Pregnancy hormones should really have made men look worse rather than better to me.
    I'd also seen a new side to Jus. Kirk hadn't exaggerated. Jus really did know the game better than anyone. With his powers of observation and strategic thinking, he was an excellent coach.
    Jus looked adorable, and hot, as he ran up and down the sidelines yelling at his players, calling plays, sketching them out. He knew his Dad's playbook by heart. He was so intense! And he claimed he didn't like sports all that much.
    I played water girl and general helper. And good luck charm. When the guys won their first game under Justin's tutelage, they let me douse them with the water bottles. After they won their second game of the afternoon, they invited me out drinking with them.
    "Sorry, boys. I have a date with the coach."
    "Tomorrow!" the guys agreed. "We're going to get you out on the field, Kayla!"
    One of them winked at me. "Can hardly wait to tackle you, baby."
    It was a good thing Jus didn't hear that. At the end of the day, Jus took me by the hand and led me off the field. "I should have known Mom and Dad would put us to work." He was sweaty and scowling.
    I laughed at him. "It was fun. Your family has a great business."
    "Yeah?" He broke into a grin. "Well I'll be damned if I hang around and get recruited to babysit the players tonight. I'm taking my wife out for dinner."
    I made a face. "Not for fish again, I hope? I kind of like my fish cleaned before they're cooked. And shrimp shelled and deveined."
    He laughed. "How does pizza sound? Napoli is famous for their own brand of thin-crust pizza. I know the best place. Across the bay in Sorrento. Want to escape with me?"
    "If you're going to feed me pizza, I'm in!"
----
    J ustin
    Kayla laughed as I pulled her by the