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The man was a mystery But one Laurel really didn’t have time to solve this week

The car came to a smooth stop, and the driver hopped out before Laurel could even reach for the door handle

‘Miss,’ he said with a brief nod, and opened the door to the back seat for her She slid gratefully into her seat, s at the other occupant of the car as she did so

‘I do hope you don’tto sound professional and grateful and like family all at the same time She was pretty sure the combination didn’t work, but until she had any better ideas she was sticking with it

‘Dan,’ he said, holding out a hand

Laurel reached out to take it, and as she looked up into his eyes the words she’d been about to speak caught in her throat

She’d seen this man’s brother Riley a hundred times—on the screen at the cineazines, on the internet, and even over Skype when they’d been planning the wedding Melissa hadn’t actually brought him home to meet the family yet, but Laurel couldn’t honestly blame her for that Still, she knew his face, and his ridiculously handsoood looks

Why hadn’t it occurred to her that his older brother eous?

Dan didn’t have the same clean, wholesome appeal that Riley did, Laurel would admit But what he did have was a whole lot hotter

His hair was closer cropped, with a touch of grey at the teht blue eyes were just like his brother’s No, she decided, looking more closely, they weren’t Riley’s were kind and war, and currently looking a bit amused

Probably because she still hadn’t said anything

‘I’ine again and pulled out ‘Your half-sister-in-law-to-be’

‘Mywhat, now?’ His voice was deeper too, his words slower,

‘I’m Melissa’s half-sister’

‘Ah,’ Dan said, and from that one syllable Laurel was sure he already knew her whole story Or at least her part in Melissa’s story