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He had to keep this fro they were planning would turn into utter chaos And he couldn’t allow that Sabrina deserved a fairytale wedding, and he would do everything to fulfill her wish Even if that , Daniel," his , Mom!" Daniel jerked his head up and saw his s onto the counter He used the short time her back was turned to him to hastily fold the remainder of the paper and slide it under the seat cushion of his chair, while he kept talking to drown out any suspicious sounds "You were already shopping this ? That’s early, even for you You should have letI would have driven into the village for you later"

HisShe was a short woman, a little over five feet tall, with olive skin and the fiery temperament Italian women were famous for

"I realized that ere out of coffee creaot us some fresh rolls and bread from the bakery while I was down there Are you the only one up?"

Daniel pasted a sh of relief that his mother hadn’t noticed his clandestine action to hide the newspaper Now he just had to figure out how to get the newspaper out fro place later, before hisa shower She’ll be down soon But I haven’t heard anybody else up yet Is Dad still sleeping?"

His one for a swiht now" She placed an assortrabbed the coffee creamer and carried both to the table "Here! Try these rolls"

"Thanks, Mory, but that damned newspaper article had ruined his appetite All he could do was sip more of his black coffee And even that tasted bitter this h he was sure it wasn’t his mother’s fault She alwaysonly an Italian brand, Illy

"Did you see the newspaper?" she suddenly asked, craning her neck to look around the kitchen

"No, why?" Daniel hoped he didn’t sound phony He hated lying to his mother, but he couldn’t help it It was para, or all hell would break loose

"It wasn’t on the table in the foyer any when I ca it in"

She shook her head "No, I’"

He shrugged and reached for a roll to give his hands so to do and look relaxed "If you were on your way out, ould you have come back in to put the newspaper on the table?"

"Daniel, I re a senior moment!"

He bent to her and pressed a kiss on her cheek "Sorry, Mom I’m sure it’ll turn up Maybe the paperboy missed our house You kno kids are these days No sense of responsibility anyy to the falsely-accused paperboy who’d done nothing wrong other than deliver an edition of the New York Times that nobody in Daniel’s family could be allowed to read

Then he cut the roll in half and spread butter on it "Thanks for preparing breakfast for all of us I know you’re busy I really appreciate everything you’re doing for us"

Instantly, his !"

"I think your ," Tim’s voice came from the door, as he entered the kitchen, Holly on his heels

"You haven’t even done anything yet, Ti blonde hair over her shoulder

"I know, but I can totally irinned unashae friend fro Sabrina The other half of the responsibility fell on Holly, Sabrina’s old rooether the two had hatched a plot to set him and Sabrina up on a blind date It had worked in the end, albeit with a few hitches

Tim bent down to Daniel’s , Raffaela Sorry, we didn’t get to say hello last night e got in"