“But I am a reasonable man.”

“You always have been with me,” Piper agreed with a smile.

“Of course you would say that,” Art sneered. “You two are obviously having an affair.”

“We are engaged to be married,” Zephyr said in dangerous tones the other man would do well not to ignore, “not having an affair.”

“Well, congratulations.” Sarcasm dripped from every syllable.

“Thank you.” Zephyr did sardonic truth up there with the best of them. “That happy news aside, I did not express my less than favorable opinion of your unimaginative and overpriced design firm for Piper’s sake.”

“Right,” Art said sarcastically.

“Had you not done your level best to destroy not only your marriage, but also any hope of ongoing friendship with Piper as well, she probably would never have left New York.”

“That’s true,” Piper added with a look that could only be termed sentimental.

Zephyr smiled at her. “I’m glad you came to Seattle.”

“Me, too.”

say you did

the best, isn’t that right,

nodded, looking no less

“You are the best.”

blue eyes began to gleam

had gone with the recommendation of one of my colleagues based on things he had heard as a result of Arthur Bellingham’s very real smear campaign against you in New York, I would

“But you didn’t.”

had worked with and visited properties you’d finished, but most importantly, I liked the proposal you gave me for my own project better than anyone else’s,”

Art demanded, showing a real lack of understanding his offense,

almost cost me the work of

decided to destroy

not destroy your business. I merely helped you along in the process.” But would Piper see it that

utterly ruthless bastard!” Art rasped in a

once said something about your firm that wasn’t true. I wouldn’t hire

effort that was completely wasted on his audience. “That has never bothered my

shoddy business practices in order to attach the name of Très Bon to

before

if conservative design firm. You’ve been doing your best to destroy

are going to be out of work when Très Bon folds?” the other man asked, appealing to Piper, rather

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