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It was a farewell party for Julia’s gran and Alice Four months had passed since their ti back—to hunt for treasure Only this tiical Society and a teauards they’d hired frouards Joe hoped they knehat they were getting into

Joe looked over at his fiancée, as standing in the corner of the grand room in her parents’ house Julia would never be the centre of attention, and that was fine with Joe There were s in her family as it was, and he liked that his woman only ever let her hair doith a select few people She felt like a secret His secret

“Joe, darling” Libby Collins, Julia’s mother and famed actress, bustled up to hiree that it would be fabulous to hold the wedding in Italy Isn’t that a great idea?”

“Alht we should have it in Cannes, or Lapland, or…” Nope, he couldn’t remember “Where was that place you shot your last movie?”

“Bora Bora And you aren’t taking me seriously” She pouted, but Joe was onto her Libby Collins, like the rest of her family, was all about the dra up his Catholic roots and lit a candle in thanks that Julia was nothing like the with so all the time

“You’ve tuned ain” She smacked him on the chest, and Joe smiled

“We’re going to get married in the spot Julia picks It’s up to her”

“She wants to get ?”

Joe thought back to the last wedding he’d attended in the Scottish Highlands, and laughed Julia heard hiesture, which he read as her asking if he needed rescuing He gently shook his head

“It’s a small town in Scotland Hoill it cope with a crowd of celebrities descending on it?” Libby said

“The same way it coped last time it happened” He cocked an eyebrow “Julia and I aren’t fa with our friends and family, and then ant to settle down and pop out some kids”

“What a way to describe it” But her face rande Clooney’s estate He wouldn’t mind; he’s hardly ever there these days”

“Hey, it isn’t et ave Libby a sweet smile

She narrowed her eyes “You know full well that you’re the weak link in your relationship I’ll never get her to agree to so she doesn’t want She’s stubborn as a mule”

Yes, she was, and Joe loved it because Julia’s stubbornness wasn’t confrontational She always listened politely and then either did what she wanted or hly entertaining to watch