“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 jerked in startlement. “I didn’t mean my

like he believed her. “What

not something I want to discuss right now.” Really. Truly. It would do neither of them any good to hash over her old

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

turned to face an

with his hand out. “Ah,

mou, this is our architect, Jean-René Tilieu. Jean-René, this

charm as he bent over Piper’s extended hand, rather than

I’m really looking forward to working with you. I find

you know the way to

arm around Piper’s waist. “Piper does not flatter, she always speaks the

then met her eyes, his expression serious. “Then I am doubly honored by

“Piper, please.”

is an interesting name, n’est-ce

named for one of my father’s mentors in the army,” she

looked down at her. “You never told me

a bit embarrassing, to be named after a grizzled army master sergeant who chewed tobacco and shot pistols

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

“No, Pipes is his nickname and I

probably best,” Zephyr said, humor lacing

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