“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.

since he and Piper had begun their liaison, there had

right there on the

affection, she had been more circumspect in offering her own since they reached the villa. He didn’t know if that was because she blamed him

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

behind them. “Are you ready to go

the drape at the window, she did not answer for several seconds. “I don’t

is hard to leave here.” He began divesting himself

want

know. There was only one thing

honest with himself, wanted her to be pregnant. Then he could be selfish and convince her to marry him despite the lack of love between them.

nape with his thumb. “I have something more interesting

him, her

“Can you doubt it?”

Waited for him to kiss her, to touch her, to

that was exactly what he

to Seattle in Zephyr’s private jet with him. When they landed, she learned that he had already made an appointment for the next morning with her doctor. She wasn’t even a

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