“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.

he and Piper had begun their liaison, there had been no other woman

there

she never drew away from his displays of 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 for her possible pregnancy, though she’d said she didn’t. Or maybe she was responding to his pulling

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

followed her into the bedroom and closed the door behind them. “Are

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

here.” He began divesting himself of his

I want to

ask what she wanted to know. There was only one thing

a very large part if he were 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. It would be

“I have something more interesting to

him, her expression soft

“Can you doubt it?”

to touch her, to show her that in this at

that was exactly

morning with her doctor. She wasn’t even

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