Claimed by the Sicilian Tycoon (26 page)

“We
did it,” Rachel said as she looked around the room.

“Of
course we did,” Penny agreed. “Was there any doubt?”

Lyra
laughed. “Let’s be a little honest here. There was for a while, for all of us.
It could all have gone completely tits up.”

Penny
shook her head. “Nah, it was always going to end up like this. Kind of like
fate had a say.”

“Fate?”
Rachel said. “Really?”

“Well,
think about,” Penny said. “Three sisters from the wrong side of the tracks. So
fucking poor we could barely afford to put the heating on to keep warm. We
concoct some completely fantastical plan to get a bunch of money so that others
don’t have to have such a shitty time of it. Then, not only do we manage to
make the plan work, we all bag super-hot, billionaire husbands at the end of
it.”

“When
you put it like that…”

“I
can’t believe we thought the plans would even work,” Lyra sighed. “I’m not sure
we really thought them through as well as we should have.”

“But
they did work,” Penny laughed. “That’s my point, excuse the pun. Just look.”
She waved a hand around the room and the sisters followed it. Teenagers milled
about, enjoying the food and the refreshments. A couple had their babies with
them, some young children. A small bunch were busy at the computers, another
bunch at the game consoles. The room had a festive feel, and Lyra grinned as
she imagined the fireworks they planned to set off later.

It
was the first of many celebrations at
The
Point
, the first of so many more to come.

“Looks
like Andros is recruiting again,” Lyra said slowly, as she watched her fiancée.
He took out a business card, and passed it across to one of the teenage boys
using the free computers. He was gesturing to some sort of programme on there,
smiling as he did so. He’d already taken on nineteen staff from around the
estate, and the three men were all working on a university fund for more.

“Dom
needs to bring my baby back,” Rachel pouted. Her husband was completely
captivated with little Carmen, and, despite a grueling schedule, insisted on
doing his share of the night feeds. “I swear between you two, him, his mom, and
his sisters, I barely see her.”

Penny
rolled her eyes. “You have her all day long to yourself. All those classes you
drag her to, not to mention all the time at Little Ducks. I swear there is no
nursery in this country better provided for than that place.”

“Give
me time,” Rachel said softly. “Just give me time.”

“Seb
is going to burn the burgers,” Penny added. “He can’t cook for shit, just like
you, Ly. I don’t even know why he tries.”

“He’s
chipping in,” Lyra said. “And those ones look only slightly charred. Besides,
Jan’s helping.

“I
should just keep him in bed,” Penny laughed. “God knows the man has got plenty
of skill there.”

“Same
with Dom.”

“And
Andros.”

The
sisters laughed at one another, before each turned slightly to find their man
again in the melee. They were all busy, all fitted in so easily at
The Point
and with the people that both
used and worked at it. Really, each sister thought, they were beyond lucky,
could have asked for nothing more.

Three
sisters.

Three
marks.

Three
happy endings.

No,
Lyra thought, as Andros caught her eye and extracted himself from the group,
love burning in his eyes as he made his way through the crowd. It wasn’t a
happy ending at all, it was better than that. It was a happy beginning. The
thieves and the billionaires, with all the years spread out before them…

The End

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