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"Agreed"

He studied her, taking in the swell of her breasts a whole lot htness of her clothes, then motioned for her to turn around

When she’d completed a full circle, she held her arms out at her sides and said, "Well?"

"Perfect," he said He moved in and claimed her in a hot, deep kiss that soon had his body ready for round two

She ot lucky once Do you realize the odds of so how he alo first," she said as she pushed away and started for the door "Wait a few seconds before following" Her gaze dropped to his crotch, where he knew she could see he was hard again "Or longer"

Darcy felt like the beautiful young princess in a classic fairy tale It was only aand the little woodland creatures gathered supplies to own

It was the sex Parts of her body ached from the physical activities, but it was the kind of ache that ain For that she could thank Joe

He’d been great Not just with the e in technique and stamina, but with how he’d acted

He’dand after He’d joked and he’d held her, and best of all, he’d wanted her again Guys s, but not an erection that size!

Life was good, she thought as she headed toward thekidnapped would turn out to be so beneficial for her personal life?

Still s of the winery She felt nored theood mood

"There you are," Grandpa Lorenzo said as she started down the hallway He stood at the entrance to his office "I’ve been looking for you, Darcy Co, she instantly felt guilty It was all she could do to keep fro she would always keep her room clean Instead she followed him into his office and took the chair he pointed at

He stared at her for a long tiray in his hair and how tired he looked Then she ran through a list of possible infractions but couldn’t cole one

"So, you like the winery," he said

She hadn’t had a clue as to what he wanted to talk about, but her liking the winery hadn’t been on the short list

"Yes," she said "Of course It’s beautiful here, and the process ofwine fascinates me I know I’ I’h part of the harvest I’d like to see the picking and the pressing"

Lorenzo smiled "You have the love in your veins It’s like that for so, there’s still time You could study and be a part of all this"

She wasn’t so sure about that She had a feeling that as nice as the Marcelli faet their lives back No one enjoyed having Secret Service agents running around on their property

"Tessa cleaned your roo on his desk It took Darcy a second to realize it was her portfolio Lorenzo withdrew several large sheets fros, she thought, surprised that Tessa had gone through her stuff and e so private had been viewed by others Note to self--don’t start a diary while in the Marcelli ho herself to take Lorenzo and his wife on about violating her privacy, when he said, "I like these This one the ns, then turned it toward her "You can e of wine labels she’d been toying with There were several incarnations, using the Marcelli name as the centerpiece in some and the house in the others Lorenzo pointed to the one with the house

"I like this one I like the different colors You’ve done pale for chardonnay, and darker for merlot So the labels are all the same, but different, yes?"

She nodded slowly "You like these?"

"Very s n, but they don’t feel the wine in their blood They don’t know the land, the work, the grapes You, Darcy, you feel it in here" He pounded his chest "We’ll use these for the new Marcelli labels"

"W-what?"

"For the wine Brenna will like theirl She’ll kno you have to draw them so we can turn them into labels Stand up to her on the price She’ll try to talk you down, but this time, I think, we pay more, eh?"

He wanted her labels? On Marcelli wine bottles? "On all of them?" she asked tentatively

"Yes For all You will be a part of us, then"

Darcy sprang from her seat and raced around the desk She threw herself at Lorenzo, who gathered her close and hugged her He was thin and frail under his loose clothes, but he still squeezed her until she couldn’t breathe

It felt good, she thought happily It felt great

When he released her, she grinned "This isto find work, but it’s hard No advertising agency wants to hireabout a design by the president’s daughter? So I went back to college to get ht that would help, but it hasn’t yet Until now"

Lorenzo squeezed her hand "This isn’t about your education, child It’s about what you feel in your heart That’s what’s iet that"

Joe finished his afternoon briefing with the security team and headed back for the house Marco joined him a few feet from the back door and asked him to wait

"We have to talk," Marco told hi love with Darcyhe’d ever done, but it had been one of the best He’d enjoyed every second of her coo--an unusual situation for a enerally preferred to be alone

"What’s up?" he asked

Marco shook his head "Next tiht want to make sure the intercom is off"

Joe felt sucker punched "You know?"

"Everybody knows"

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