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"Not lobster? It isn’t every day one becoed I think we should celebrate, don’t you?"

Soed a nod

The waiter ca lobster and chaly and disappeared A ne bottle for Jae soas has quite a few good jewelers"

The waiter opened the chane bottle with a loud pop and poured a slass for Jalasses were filled

Summer breathed easier once they were alone "Ja forward "Are you sure you want to rin slowly forht person for you"

"Shouldn’t I be the one to decide that?"

"Yes, but…I’d hate to think we’re reacting to circumstances that wouldn’t repeat theement We’ll both be positive before we take that final step"

"All right" Summer felt only ular basis," James told her

"Yes…we’ll need that" She didn’t like the idea of being apart so age," Summer said "I dated Brett for five years, and ere unofficially and then officially engaged almost that whole time We both knohere that ended up"

"Do you wish you’d married hile regret I know you’d never do the things Brett did"

Jahtened with intensity "It isn’t in ly hurt you," she proht of what happened between Christy and ret not one to visit her sister as a ht about that," Ja to develop between her and Cody if we’d beeninvolved with him behind my back was alured she could read the writing on the wall "You wish you’d married her, don’t you?"

"No"

His quick response surprised her "Why not?"

"Christy Manning didn’t love me as much as I loved her I’ood wife, and we probably would have grown close over the years, but she would’vereasons? What reasons?"

"She was trying to make her parents happy"

"Okay," Su her way carefully around the subject "So neither of us wants a long engage," Ja

"Six months?"

He hesitated "That’ll make it June"

"June’s a nice month," Summer said without any real enthusiasm "Will you wantto be possible?"

"Of course" She nodded vigorously

"What about your career?"

She lifted one shoulder "To tell you the truth, I was getting a little tired of playing Belle anyway Fro There wouldn’t be any proble your wife and an actress, would there? You being a judge and all"

"None that I can think of"

"Good" Su the smooth tines "My current contract expires in April"

"April," Ja on such short notice?"

"You bet I can," she said, grinning "Oh, Ja"

"To be honest, neither can I," he adhtly

The waiter brought their dinner, and Jaer and said, "The young lady and I have just becoratulations"

"Thank you"

Summer would have added her thanks, but Ja; he reallyand he was excited about it Excited enough to announce their plans to a stranger

"This hotel has an excellent wedding chapel," the waiter continued "I gather that more than one celebrity has been ht here in the hotel?" Ja services for their guests"

"Don’t arrangements have to be made weeks in advance?"

"Not always," the waiter explained "A lot of people don’t decide which chapel to use until after they arrive Apparently you can get married with a few hours’ notice--if the chapel’s available, of course"

"Of course," James murmured

A look ca will be in April," she said hastily

"My very best to both of you" The waiter refilled their flutes with chane