“You know he reminds me a little of Art, only different,” Piper said.

“The contractor?”

“Jean-René. He flirts. All the time, but there is no sexual heat behind it.”

“And there was with Art.”

“Yes. He accused me of being immaturely jealous, but after seeing Jean-René in action, I can say definitely that the intent behind the flirting makes all the difference.”

“Yes, Jean-René is a Frenchman. He flirts with a ninety-year-old grandmother as warmly as he would a runway model.”

Piper nodded. “It’s all about making a woman smile, without making her feel like sexual prey.”

“Art did not understand the difference?”

“How could he? Any woman even halfway attractive to him was sexual prey.” The disgust that tinged Piper’s tone was a definite improvement over the grief that used to lie so heavily on her when she talked about her ex.

Or rather, he only flirted with intent and since he and Piper had begun their liaison, there

him, right there on the stairs. “No, you

more circumspect in offering her own since they reached the villa. He didn’t know if that was because she blamed him for her possible pregnancy, though she’d said she didn’t. Or maybe she was responding

know whether they needed to take a pregnancy into account, or not. He’d also resisted talking any more about his past. It was over and done.

the door behind

aside the drape at the window, she did not answer for

is hard to leave here.” He began divesting himself

I want to

what she wanted to know. There was only

could be selfish and convince her to marry him despite the lack of love between them. It would be the best thing for the baby and he trusted

“I have something more interesting to focus on

turned to face him, her expression soft and

“Can you doubt it?”

kiss her, to

that was exactly

the next morning with her doctor. She wasn’t even a little surprised by his excessive efficiency. She was a bit startled by the fact that he’d gotten an appointment

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