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His voice lowered and his expression softened "Now she has a baby of her own to keep her busy So the labels will stay, and ill go on"

"I can’t believe she runs tineries," Darcy said "That’s pretty a"

"Yes Too much, sometimes, but she’s stubborn When I wouldn’t let her run Marcelli, she started her own label Foolish girl But the first releases are out She scored high and sold everything within a week"

There was pride in his voice Darcy understood that Grandpa Lorenzo would be an exacting boss, but she wouldn’t

"You have a sister?" he asked

"Yes Lauren"

Lorenzo nodded "And your mother?"

"She died when I was sixteen My father never remarried In politics it’s difficult to find the time to have a personal life"

"Still, a ht Look at my Joe Alone for too many years"

Darcy laughed "You’re not subtle, are you?"

"I’randson ood provider"

Darcy grinned "Yes, and he seeood breeder"

Lorenzo smiled "You tease me"

"A little I don’t think Joe is interested in h he had just kissed her H

"You could make him interested," Lorenzo said "You have ways"

"Not asher naood teeth

"We’re in here," she yelled

Joe walked into the storage roo crazy You disappeared"

"Oh, sorry Your grandfather and I were just talking"

"About you," Lorenzo said "About your heritage"

Joe shook his head "Not now, old et Darcy back to her Secret Service tea his cane on the wooden floor "What about your duty to it? You should be o," Darcy said, taking that as her cue to leave She waved and hurried out of the rooe was et along with his family

Joe watched Darcy duck out Lucky her She could si married," he said calmly

"So we all know And ill happen when you are? What will you call her?"

Joe frowned "My wife?"

"Will she be a Larson? That is not your real name You are a Marcelli You should take back the family name Be proud you are one of us"

"Not in this lifetirowled as he turned on his heel and walked out of the rooe his nah the oldmarried, and now Brenna expected him to learn more about the winery

The need to run, to bolt for freedoo As long as Darcy Jensen was in residence, he was trapped

He’d barely made it to the barrel room of the winery when he ran into Alex Vanlared at Joe and announced, "We have to talk"

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A lex led Joe around to the back of the winery and checked to make sure they were alone Then he turned on Joe and let loose

"What were you thinking?" the agent dehtened his features and sharpened his voice "You are our liaison with the faodda Darcy, not putting her in danger You have no right to prance around here, sucking face with the president’s daughter"

Joe groaned Between his family and Darcy, he was in the seventh level of hell and sinking fast