“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.

not flirt.” Or rather, he only flirted with intent and since he and Piper had begun their liaison, there had been

him, right there on the stairs. “No,

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

not see the need to discuss their future when they did not know whether they needed to take a pregnancy into account, or not. He’d also resisted

and closed the door behind them. “Are you ready to go back

drape at the window, she did not answer for several seconds.

hard to leave here.” He began divesting

I want

There was only one thing causing

himself, wanted her to be pregnant. Then he 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 her to make the

his thumb. “I have something more interesting

face him, her expression soft

“Can you doubt it?”

and waited. Waited for him to kiss her, to touch her, to show her that in

was exactly

that he had already made an appointment for the next morning with her doctor. She wasn’t even a little surprised by his

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