Christmas Baby For The Princess

Not Arianna’s, though. As much as he could read her, there was a layer he couldn’t get to. It intrigued him.

Excited him, too. The way she wore that uniform, like it was a real Dior. He’d have to be a dead man not to appreciate that fact, and even death wasn’t a guarantee that he wouldn’t, seeing as how every swish of her skirt and sway of her hips sent awareness shooting below his belt.

A smile played on his lips. “Oh, brother,” Darius said. “Just admit you want her already, will you?”

Max refused to respond. Spinning in his chair, he turned and looked out his office window. The view wasn’t much, an alley and the emergency exit for the building on the next lot, but he’d certainly had worse. Behind him, the dining room was quiet except for the sounds of chairs being put on the tables. In between scrapes and rattles, he heard the soft notes of a piano over the din. Some song he’d never heard before. Reminded him of a Christmas carol, but not quite.

“When did you switch on the radio?” he asked. Normally, he wasn’t big on plain piano music, but this was nice.

“I didn’t,” Darius replied. “That’s the piano on stage.”

“Are you sure?”

“Positive. Unless the speaker over your door is blown.”

Max frowned. “Shirley?” Last he heard, his former piano player was behind bars. “You think she got out?”

“Doubt it. Besides, she was never that good.”

Rising, Max made his way to the office door, with Darius not far behind. Together the two of them stepped into the main dining room. “Well, what do you know...?” Max said, giving a low whistle.

Arianna sat the piano, head bent over the keyboard, playing with the agility of a trained expert.

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