The Baby Contract ((The women of Landry's Landing and the Fabrizio men)) by Shelli Quinn

scatto?”
    “It means jerk.” He said.
    “Then yes he was a scatto.” She said with her best Italian accent as they both laughed.
     
     
     
    Chapter Nine
     
    Over the next few days Pierce moved into the Inn with Gigi. They’d made room at the Inn for Gio and his other two brothers who were arriving that night. Since they did have extra rooms in their top floor apartment, they figured it would be easier to have all the family in the same place. That was a decision they might soon live to regret with India and Giovanni under the same roof.
    The sexual tension between the two of them was off the charts causing them to bicker consistently. Gigi thought that it would be better for everyone’s sake if these two would just have sex and get it over with. But until then we’d all have to live with the two of them bickering.
    On the bright side Gigi was over the moon at how well she and Pierce were getting along this marriage might not be such a disaster after all. Thankfully they had more in common than just great sex and she did mean great. Maybe if she’d had a man like him in her life in the first place she wouldn’t have made so many bad decisions.
    With any luck all that was behind her. Things were going well for her and her sisters, the Inn was about to the makeover it’s needed for some time now and she would soon be married to her baby’s father.
    Tonight Gigi and her sisters will meet the other two Fabrizio brothers, this should be interesting. Asia had out done herself with the dinner she’d planned. The poor thing had been cooking for two days, while London had been hard at work designing and making the dresses for the wedding. It also seemed that Indy and Gio would shut themselves in her lab every morning for hours at a time and whenever they emerged the bickering resumed.
    Something was definitely off about that but it was safer to just let it ride then to ask Indy or Gio about it. Besides sooner or later someone would figure out what they were up to.
    Gigi was supposed to be taking a nap but she was too excited to sleep, Pierce would be arriving with his two younger brothers in a couple of hours since the closest airport was about an hour away. A short time after she’d attempted to take a nap she gave up trying and decided to take a shower instead. After she’d applied a generous amount of cocoa and shea butter to her damp skin she put on a sports bra because that was the only one that still fit and pair of underwear that didn’t pinch which wasn’t an easy task.
    She slipped into a blue, ankle length, matte jersey dress with long, wide sleeves and a loose, drape cowl neck. Letting her hair hang free the way Pierce liked it she brush the wavy strands so that they framed her face. Gigi added silver hoop earrings and matching bangles. She’d just sat down to put on her sandals when Indy came in to check on her.
    “Aren’t you supposed to be taking a nap?” Indy asked closing the door behind her.
    “I couldn’t sleep. What are you doing up here I thought you and Gio would still be locked up in your lab.” Gigi said as she struggled to fasten her shoe unable to reach it.
    Indy knelt down in front of her pushing her hands away. “We finish up for today since his brothers or coming and we both needed to get ready for this dinner.” When Indy was done fastening her sandal she moved to sit at the foot of the bed. Looking at her sister she smiled.
    “You look nice and I’m glad you’re wearing flat sandals I know how much you love to wear high heel shoes.” Indy said.
    “Well between you and Pierce I’ve had enough lectures about high heels not being good for me.” Gigi said as she paused for a moment contemplating whether she should ask her next or not then decide what the heck. “Indy I was wondering, why do you spend all day in the lab with Gio if you two are fighting all the time?”
    Indy glanced away for a second before responding. “We don’t fight all the time, it’s just that we