The Baby Contract ((The women of Landry's Landing and the Fabrizio men)) (4 page)

“I’m sorry hello Gigi, I called because I was expecting your voicemail to pick up. Why are you awake is everything okay?” He asked sounding very concerned.

“I’m fine the baby is just having a soccer game in my stomach and I can’t seem to put an end to it. For some reason this baby has decided that it’s going to be a night owl tonight.” She said as she leaned back against the headboard and lifted her feet onto the bed. “So why were you calling my voicemail?”

“Oh I was going to leave you a message about what time I’d be by tomorrow I have something for you, but now I’m worried that you won’t get any sleep tonight.” He said.

“Hey at this point I’ll try anything if it’ll calm this kid down.” Gigi put the phone on speaker and held it next to her stomach. “Okay give it a try.” She said skeptically.

“Listen up buddy it’s time for you to calm down and go to sleep. Your mom needs her rest and she can’t do that with you playing kick ball in her tummy. You’re a Fabrizio and the Fabrizio men are good to the women in our life so you might as well learn that now, your father has spoken so go to sleep little one.”

Egypt was giggling so hard she didn’t notice that the baby had stopped all the tumble and all she felt was tiny flutters. She stopped laughing she couldn’t believe that had worked.

“Did it work has the baby calmed down?” Pierce asked hopefully.

“You’re not going to believe this but yes it worked the baby has calmed down completely. Wow now I know who to call when this happens again.” She said smiling uncontrollably.

“Well hopefully if it happens again you won’t have to call, but we’ll talk about that tomorrow.

Good night Gigi sleep well.”

Chapter Five

The next morning Egypt still couldn’t stop smiling when she walked into the kitchen where both her sisters were. The two exchanged questioning looks as they wondered what had put such a smile on her face.

“That must have been some dream you had?” Indy asked.

“Yeah I bet that it was about Pierce.” Asia teased. But little did she know she was right. After they ended their phone conversation she went to sleep with visions of her baby’s father dancing in her head. They were the most delightful dreams she’d ever had in all her twenty six years of living. She could barely wait to see him today. He’d sounded so sexy on the phone last night.

“Shh! Would you please not say his name. Every time his name is said out loud this baby tries to kick its way out of my stomach.” Gigi said as she took a seat at the table.

“You’re making that up?” Asia said skeptically.

“I wish I was, last night I couldn’t sleep and I was blaming
Him
and said his name and this baby would not calm down.” Gigi told her sisters.

Egypt poured herself a glass of orange juice and grabbed a banana from the fruit basket on the counter as she headed for the door that lead to her room. “Happy?”

“No and I’m sure
Pierce Fabrizio
won’t be either when he finds out your starving his baby.”

As soon as India said his name the baby started with the somersaults again. “Do you see what you did?” Gigi asked as she pointed towards her belly.

India laughed. “Well I be darn the baby really does go crazy when he hears
his
name.”

The phone rang before India could say anything she narrowed her eyes at her little sister as she walked passed her to answer the phone.

“Are you sure it was a good idea to bring me with you?” Gio asked as they made their way up to the top floor.

“Look there’s no way I was going to face her and her sister’s alone this morning and having you with me calms my nerves.” Pierce said to his best friend and brother.

“You’ll be fine you’re a Fabrizio remember we don’t take
no
for an answer if we can help it.”

“Right.”

A few seconds later they were standing in front of the Landry sister’s door. Pierce inhaled deeply before he exhaled the breath then knocked gently on the door. A split second barely passed before the door was flung open by a tall woman about five nine with skin the color of a walnut and auburn shoulder length hair, honey colored eyes and hips that flared slightly below the waist.

She was gorgeous, that was the only thing Giovanni could think of as he stared at her. She smiled and his heart almost stopped in his chest.

“Hello you must be Pierce and Giovanni please come in.” India said as she stepped back to let them in. “I’m Egypt’s sister India. Gigi should be out soon. Have a seat may I get either of you something to drink?”

“Thank you India I’d like a cup of coffee if you have it?” Pierce said.

“Would you like a cup also?” She asked Gio. When he didn’t answer and just continued to stare. One of her eyebrows arched slightly. Turning her attention back to Pierce she asked. “Does he speak or just stare?”

“Gio, India wants to know if you want coffee.” Pierce asked him close to his ear. Gio shook his head slightly. “I’m sorry uh yes coffee will be fine thank you.”

“You got it, I’ll be right back.” India said with a smile as she turned and headed into the kitchen.

Gio let his gaze follow her watching the gentle sway of her hips as she walked away on long shapely legs. No woman had ever made him this dumbfounded. The minute he laid eyes on her he became speechless she was breathtaking from her honey colored eyes to her perfectly manicured toes.

India leaned against the counter to catch her breath. She thought that Pierce was cute but his brother Giovanni was too handsome to be real. He was the most delicious looking man she’d ever met.

That deeply tanned skin of his was almost bronze in color and those eyes they had so many colors in them she couldn’t figure out which one dominated. His raven black wavy hair looked baby soft and these black jeans hugged his narrow hips nicely as they caressed his long legs He looked to be about the same height as Pierce somewhere around six, three. Oh and that long sleeved black and green shirt fit over his finely muscled upper body divinely.

Gio was definitely every woman’s dream, but she didn’t do relationships at least not until each of her sisters had secure, lasting relationships of they’re own. Which meant no matter how hot he was she would not be getting involved with him not now anyway.

Indy returned carrying a tray with two cups of coffee, cream, sugar and homemade pound cake. She leaned over and placed the tray on the table in front of the sofa.

“I wasn’t sure if either of you wanted cream and sugar.” She said handing a cup to Pierce then a cup to Gio.

“Black is fine thank you.” Gio said as his eyes darkened and a half smile lifted one corner of his lips. India smiled but quickly wiped the smile from her face as her sisters entered the room. She took a step away from Gio. He noticed the slight change but didn’t say anything.

“Good morning Asia.” Pierce said with a smile before returning his attention to Egypt. “Gigi I’d like for you to meet my brother Giovanni.”

“Good morning Giovanni it’s nice to meet you.”

“Please call me Gio and its nice meeting you also, all of you.” He said as he let his gaze shift to India. She looked away from his intense gaze as she lowered herself into the recliner a few feet away from the sofa.

Asia batted her long lashes at Gio and flashed him a smile so big it almost took over her entire face. She was very attractive with a slender figure and standing at five six she was just slightly taller than Gigi. Her honey blonde highlighted hair hung in layered waves down her back and framed her pretty face in front. Her skin tone was the same walnut color as India’s, but unlike her two sisters her eyes were hazel instead of honey.

“So Gio, it looks like we’re going to be family soon. Maybe we should have dinner and get to know each other better.”

India didn’t miss the way Asia looked at Gio. She was eyeing him like he was a fresh piece of meat in a lion cage. That girl loved to flirt with good looking men and by the looks of it she was about to try and sink her claws into the wrong man.

“Back off Asia the man didn’t come here to be pounced on.” India said as she gave Asia a look of warning.

Gio gave Indy a questioning glance but when she looked away he shifted his gaze to Asia. “Thanks for the offer but I have plans for the next few nights maybe some other time.”

Asia smiled. “Sure maybe so.”

India snorted. “Asia shouldn’t you go check on the kitchen staff, I’m sure they’re wondering where you are.”

Asia gave Indy a mean look before responding. “I should check in to make sure everything is going alright, if you’ll excuse me.” She stood from the sofa and walked out the door.

India rolled her eyes at the way Asia stormed out of the living room like a spoiled brat. “I swear one day I’m going to strangle that girl.” India mumbled.

“Indy you know how Asia gets and you were a little rough on her.” Egypt said as she looked over at her older sister.

India glanced over at Egypt. “Oh, so because I told her to go do her job I’m being rough on her. Well if you think that was rough you’re definitely not going to like what I’m about to do.”

Egypt saw the devious gleam in her eyes and then the slow smile that spread across her face. “Indy you better not be about to do what I think you’re about to do.”

Pierce and Gio exchanged questioning looks before returning their gazes back to the two women before them.

“Indy I’m warning you don’t you dare say it.” Egypt said through tightly clenched teeth as she narrowed her honey colored eyes at her.

“Say
what
Gigi, you mean Pierce Fabrizio.” Indy said his name slow and drawn out before smiling at her sister. Egypt placed her hands over her stomach as the baby began to have its own little dance party which could be seen quite clearly through her cotton t-shirt dress. Pierce let his gaze shift over to Egypt were she was gently rubbing her stomach, moving over to the sofa where she was sitting he placed his hand on her stomach.