Ordinary Girl, Millionaire Tycoon. Darlene Gardner

couldn’t put it off any longer. She had to tell Tony why she was in McIntosh.

      She’d been so preoccupied that it came as a surprise to see they were already back at Sofia Donatelli’s house. A woman was emerging from a Volvo parked in the driveway.

      “There’s Sofia.” Tony’s voice held a smile as he pulled his car behind the Volvo. “I’ll introduce you.”

      Kaylee couldn’t speak. She couldn’t move. She could hardly breathe as she stared transfixed at the woman from the television broadcast.

      Sofia Donatelli moved toward the car with an easy grace, and everything about her seemed more vivid than it had on television. Her hair was a darker brown, her smile warmer, her eyes softer.

      Tony hopped out of the car, then opened the door to the backseat, rousing Joey from his GameBoy-induced stupor. Feeling as though she were moving in quicksand, Kaylee opened the passenger door and got out of the car.