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was working for a while,’ Rik answered, ‘but now I’m just taking a couple of days’ holiday before returning to the States.’ Jerome nodded. ‘How are Nik and Zak? I heard they both got married recently. Making you the last of the Eligible Princes, I guess.’ He grinned good humouredly. A grin Rik found very hard to return; if things had worked out for him five years ago he would have been the first of the Prince Brothers to marry. Except the woman he had loved had married this guy instead… ‘They’re both good,’ Rik nodded. ‘Very happy, in fact.’ Yet another reason for him to spend this time in Paris. Not that he begrudged his older brothers their newfound happiness, because he didn’t, knew both of them were married to lovely women. But the settled happiness of his siblings made his own bachelor state seem all the more lonely. Meeting Dee again like this in the company of her husband wasn’t helping that situation. ‘Excellent.’ Jerome nodded happily. ‘Dee-Dee, would you like to come and look in the store? I just know you’re going to love the purse and pocketbook, and - hell, where are my manners?’ Jerome shook his head self-disgustedly, ‘I totally forgot to introduce Sapphie.’ He turned to smile apologetically at the woman standing slight behind him. Rik hadn’t even noticed the petite
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was working for a while, Rik answered, but now Im just taking a couple of days holiday beforereturning to the States.Jerome nodded. How are Nik and Zak? I heard they both got married recently. Making you the last of theEligible Princes, I guess. He grinned good humouredly.A grin Rik found very hard to return; if things had worked out for him five years ago he would have been thefirst of the Prince Brothers to marry. Except the woman he had loved had married this guy insteadTheyre both good, Rik nodded. Very happy, in fact. Yet another reason for him to spend this time inParis. Not that he begrudged his older brothers their newfound happiness, because he didnt, knew both ofthem were married to lovely women. But the settled happiness of his siblings made his own bachelor stateseem all the more lonely.Meeting Dee again like this in the company of her husband wasnt helping that situation.Excellent. Jerome nodded happily. Dee-Dee, would you like to come and look in the store? I just knowyoure going to love the purse and pocketbook, and - hell, where are my manners? Jerome shook his headself-disgustedly, I totally forgot to introduce Sapphie. He turned to smile apologetically at the womanstanding slight behind him.Rik hadnt even noticed the petite
