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‘Are they still in Scotland?’

‘Always They’ll never leave’

She gave him a fixed stare ‘Why did you leave?’

He hesitated then spoke quickly ‘Business’ There was so much more to it than that He had a home—a castle—in Scotland that had been his pride and joy He hadn’t set foot in it for over a year The penthouse in The Are the subject—fast

‘Tell me about the Christmas stuff?’

She quickly sed a mouthful of food ‘What do you mean?’

He sipped his coffee Then stopped and connected with her gaze ‘Wow’

A smile spread across her face ‘I told you’

He kept his nose above the coffee and breathed in the aroma, then took another sip The coffee was different from most of the roasts he’d tasted Finlay was a self-confessed snob when it caood

He looked over his shoulder to where the coffee‘I have to find out what this is’

She was still s ‘You’ll be lucky if they tell you The coffee in here has been this good for years My gran and I used to come here all the time’

Her voice quietened He wanted to ask soo there?

He went back to safer territory ‘The Christmas stuff You seem to really enjoy it’

She gave him a careful stare Her voice was soft ‘I do I’ve always loved Christers across the table and brushed theainst his hand ‘I’m sorry, I know you said you didn’t like it’

He took a deep breath The coffee was excellent in here The food was surprisingly good And the co

Grace was polite, well-ood at her job She was also excellent at the unexpected job he’d flung on her the other day She’d more than delivered

It wasthat she was also incredibly beautiful But it was an understated beauty Shiny hair and a pair of deep dark brown eyes that could hide a ued him It was the sincerity