“I will make sure you are still pampered,” he assured her.

“What about you?”

“What about me?” he asked, not following.

“Don’t you think you could do with a bit of pampering?”

“I will avail myself of the spa services.”

“To check their quality standard, I bet.”

“So?”

“So, you’re something of a workaholic,” she clarified.

“As are you.”

“I love my business.” But she wasn’t really a workaholic. Once her business was established, she had every intention of cutting back her hours to make room for other things. “I never intended it to be everything in my life.”

“Then why do you consider the prospect of parenting the dissolution of your dreams?”

her earlier words, she

believed her. “What did you mean,

her old dream of building a life with a man

something, but before he got a chance, a masculine voice from

face an attractive black

his hand out. “Ah, Jean-René. Good

turned back to Piper. “Pethi mou, this is our architect, Jean-René Tilieu. Jean-René, this is Piper Madison, our

and full of charm as he bent over Piper’s extended hand, rather

you.

the way to a man’s heart is

waist. “Piper

his expression

“Piper, please.”

interesting name,

one of my father’s mentors in the

looked down at her. “You

named after a grizzled army master sergeant who chewed tobacco and shot pistols

name, though, non? This master sergeant who chewed tobacco is

his nickname and I never asked

Zephyr said, humor lacing

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