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Unfortunately, where Nic was concerned, she’d never once done the right thing

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Brenna was so tired, her eyelashes hurt But it had been worth it, she reminded herself as she opened the back door and stepped into the hacienda

Three days ago she’d been offered sorapes that were nor the better part of a week from dusk until dahich also meant little or no sleep for her But now that the as done, she could walk into the fer to produce Four Sisters Winery would open with a bang

The downside was she only had a couple of days until the Pinot grapes were ready, so if she wanted to sleep, this was her day She’d ed to duck out of the Marcelli Wines office early Now all that lay between her and fifteen blissful hours in her bed was the distance of the house

She crossed the kitchen, then ca roonized the Grands, her mother, and her sisters There was also a less fahter

Brenna hesitated While she adored Kelly, she really, really needed to get some sleep

There was a low hter

"Hell," Brennatoward the sounds She was a sucker for her family

"Hi, all," she said as she entered the living roo

The wo lace for Katie’s and Francesca’s wedding gowns It was slow, meticulous work that made Brenna’s hands cra up a lace rose

"I would love to except I’ht now You knoith extra work"

She eet it Katie wasn’t sloitted, so sheBrenna a break, she simply batted her eyes and said, "Come bond You know you want to"

"Yes, stay, Brenna," twelve-year-old Kelly said

Brenna could have blown off her sister, but she had a harder ti under her breath that this was her own fault for not slipping up the stairs when she had the chance, she sighed heavily and crossed to the large coffee table She chose a piece of lace fro of beads Katie passed over needles, and Kelly shifted toabout?" Brenna asked the girl

"Yourwhat they want, which iseverybody else crazy Nota twitch"

Brenna glanced at her grandmother, as deep in conversation with Francesca "Why is the reen eyes sparkled with huht?"

Brenna pulled one of her curls "You are so not, like, Italian"

Kelly giggled

"So are you excited about school starting in a feeeks?"

Kelly rolled her eyes "I’h my dad said I can have a lot of new clothes because I finally convinced him that styles are completely different here on the West Coast Francesca helped She told hieek"

Brenna laughed "Do we still use the word geek?"

"You guys do, because you’re, well, old"

"Gee, thanks, brat"

Kelly grinned "I didn’t mean that in a bad way"

"Of course not"

"Really, Brenna It’s just you guys haven’t been in school for a while You can’t knohat’s cool"

"That I’ll accept You’re going to have to be the one to keep us informed of the coolness factor"

Kelly nodded "I can do that Francesca’s wedding dress is really beautiful Have you seen the picture?"

"No" She held out her hand "Give it up, Sis"

Francesca passed over a photo torn out of a bride’s own and knew that her tould look stunning

"I tried to get her to wear s under her "But she said it was too fitted at the waist"

"I said we could take it out," Katie added "But I’m afraid that would mess up the lines"

Francesca shook her head "Even if we could do it, I don’t want to wear Mia’s dress It’s not me"

Mia raised her eyebrows "Is that a state to ree, so by Kelly’s standards, I’ you’re the queen of is annoying," Brenna said ue

"Oh, that’sher eyes

Francesca smiled "Mia, your dress is beautiful, but it wouldn’t look nearly as nice on me as it did on you"