“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?”

at his interpretation of her earlier words, she jerked

look like he believed her. “What did

over her old dream of building a life with a man who loved her, and the more

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

turned to face an attractive black

out. “Ah, Jean-René. Good to see

our architect, Jean-René Tilieu.

smile was white-white and full of charm as he bent over Piper’s extended hand, rather than shaking it. “An exceptional

to working with you. I find your work

the way to a man’s

put his arm around Piper’s waist. “Piper

then met her eyes, his expression serious.

“Piper, please.”

interesting name, n’est-ce

named for one of my father’s mentors

looked down at her. “You never

to be named after a grizzled army master sergeant who

name, though, non? This master

“No, Pipes is his nickname and I never asked how

probably best,” Zephyr said, humor lacing his

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