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Vera kept sht were nerves “He wasn’t available Perhaps you’d like to see what I selected?”

“Of course”

Karen walked behind Vera as they stepped out the back door of the house to the catering supply truck, where Vera instructed one of her staff to open a wooden crate Inside sat six bottles of Pinot Noir all elegantly labeled and presented as expected But if there was one thing Karen had learned after living with a wine connoisseur for a year, the covers of these books didn’t always match the insides She knew Michael’s taste and didn’t hesitate ina decision for him on this account

“I don’t recognize the label”

Vera gave a quick shake of her head “No worry” From her apron, she re froertips, and one of her elass

With a flourish, Vera poured the wine and handed a small sample over for Karen to taste

During the tih about wine to pass a silass and didn’t notice any problem with the color of the liquid In truth, she had always felt this part of wine tasting was the second most useless Red wines were red, and white were alhite Karen lifted the wine to her nose, scented a little citrus and berry, and then let the wine hit her tongue

Full-bodied and sweet No need to spit it out Spitting out the as thepractices in her opinion Spitting out perfectly good wine defeated the purpose “This will be fine,” she told Vera, who appeared to hold her breath as Karen gave her opinion “Be sure that the first bottles served are what Michael ordered”

Vera gave a swift nod and a motion of her hand while others moved around them to place the wine inside the house They both turned to walk inside when a lone figure approached from behind them “Mrs Wolfe?”

With a practiced sot to breathe The hair on her arms stood on end as a mixture of sensation traveled over her skin There was so familiar about the six-foot-threeblue eyes His jaas as rugged as Michael’s and held a day’s worth of stubble, so Michael sported for some of his roles but preferred to shave off at first chance

Thinking of Michael brought his ie to her mind, and the realization hit that the man in front of her could quite possibly be his double Only this hter in his eyes or the easy saze that eous, and if she were one to believe in instant attraction, her body responded to him with a fierceness she didn’t think possible Maybe this hat the wo at Michael experienced that she did not This wild thrill of discovery that led to possibilities only the big screen could fulfill

Instead of letting her iet the best of her, Karen flattened a hand over her stomach and attempted to act unaffected “Do I know you?”

The sex-personified blue-eyed round

Sensing her unease, he held still, looked around the both of theuests arriving behind him, and said simply, “Zach Gardner”

The ses of her consciousness Memories flashed behind the veil of her mind until she narrowed her focus “Michael’s brother?” she whispered

Zach gave a small nod and swept his eyes down her fraain, he , then he smiled and said, “And you’re the wife none of us have met”

Not a lot shook Karen She’d ed the role of Michael’s wife under the ever-present scrutiny of paparazzi, producers, actors, and fans…but thein front of her did what no one else could He made her question her decision to marry