“You are welcome.”

“Are you sure we aren’t rushing?”

Something clenched in his gut. “Are you having second thoughts?”

“No! Not at all.”

Okay, so that was good. “Have you changed your mind about walking down the aisle with a noticeable bump?”

“Definitely not.”

“Then we are not rushing things, we are simply being expedient.”

“Right. Um, Art called a little bit ago.”

Was that what had prompted her uncertainty? If so, was it because old feelings for her ex had resurfaced, or was it because seeing him made her question her decision-making skills when it came to marriage? “What did he want?”

“It finally sank in what you said about us getting married.”

“He is not invited.” Forgiving his family was one thing, her ex was a bridge too far.

“He wasn’t angling for an invitation, well not entirely.”

“That man has no shame.” And even less business sense.

don’t even know the

hard to figure out.

“Yes! How could he?”

man like him?

more than adequately over the cell phone. “I suppose so, but there was a time, and I find this really hard to accept now without considering myself an idiot, only I loved that man—or

feet of

clay, if you

so definitely not resurrected tender feelings. Zephyr could afford to be

if I did?” she asked, sounding

“Yes.”

“You didn’t even hesitate.”

want you

bad. Most of his best designers have left the firm because of creative or financial difficulties. I suggested moving to smaller offices when I still worked at the firm, but he liked the ‘grand’ impression the space made on clients, the illusion that the firm was bigger than it was.

choices and the effect they’ve had on his

work, I made a few phone calls. Along with learning his best designers had left Très Bon, I discovered he’s mostly been staffing with temporary interns since the year

“So, no loan?”

“No loan,” Piper confirmed.

“I am sorry.”

Bon for their livelihood and for his uncle, who is still living. Old Mr. Bellingham has to watch his company fall apart, but then

ex is not

told you

for him a long time after the divorce,” he

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