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“Let’s talk about Milan”

Okay, here we go She was finally going to get an explanation about why he’d acted like a heood

“Apparently we met in Milan, at Ballantyne’s, in late April?”

Met? Is that what thethree fun, fabulous dates and a night of off-the-charts sex? Geez, things were different across the Brooklyn Bridge Piper nodded What else could she do? It was the truth, after all

“I presume we discussed your sapphires in Milan, and that’s why you left so es for me in the fall of last year?”

Yeah, that’s what happened It took all of her willpower not to roll her eyes Piper watched as Jaeger shot to his feet and swiftly walked over to the , pushing the heavy drape away to look outside His big shoulders were up around his ears and tension radiated fro here?

“Why are you asking me these questions? You were there”

Jaeger turned and pushed the ball of his shoulder into the wall, crossing his foot over his ankle in an attempt to look relaxed The expression on his masculine face was inscrutable, but she saw the e in his eyes, the tension in his sexy er looked confused and unsettled

Why? Why would he?

“You don’t remember?” she asked It was the only plausible scenario she could think of

Jaeger pointed his index finger at her in a you’ve-nailed-it gesture Piper sucked in a long breath Jaeger, tall, ripped and oh-so-sexy, genuinely didn’t remember her, Milan, their dates, the stones Or that they slept together God, Italy was so fantastic, and he didn’t re?

But how could he not remember?

“Seriously? You don’t re about Milan?” Piper clarified “You don’t re to dinner—”