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They earing hi each other felt completely natural There wasn’t even a hint of jealousy that rippled through hi of contentment and peace If Gio and Calder were happy, he was happy He never questioned Gio’s attraction for him Nor did he wonder if Gio felt for him what he felt for Calder Lucien could see it in Gio’s eyes

“What are we getting?” Calder inquired He held up the small dessert menu with pastries, coffees, and dessert liqueurs

Lucien quickly glanced at theexcept the sorbets I’ht”

Calder flashed hiain”

“Troublemaker,” Gio muttered under his breath, but there was still a hint of a sood, but the red velvet cake is to die for here”

“Oh, let’s do the cake, then” Calder turned his attention to their server and placed the order If she thought there was anything strange about the three of theave the to put their order in

“Was it hard tohere your whole life?” Wiley asked when they were alone

“No, not so htfully “I’d traveled to Savannah a lot over the years for work, so I knew the toell We got so much business from the area because Savannah is steeped in as much history as Charleston, and my dad alanted to open a branch of the business there” He paused and shrugged “There hasn’t beena new place to call home”

Baer relaxed in his chair and wrapped his arm around Wiley’s slim shoulders “Do you miss your family?”

Gio chuckled “Not really Don’t get ood My fa, loud, and likes to be involved in my life My mom still calls at ot e”

“Do you miss Charleston?” Calder asked softly It was a question that had been needling Lucien as well

Before they reached the restaurant, Gio had taken the stories and the history of the city as well as any professional tour guide He knew the detailed history of at least a half dozen churches they passed and the Powder Magazine froh, he’d sprinkled on a few more current stories of locals he knew, tales of debauchery, cheating, and even a few ghost sightings Charleston was clearly part of Gio and alould be