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“He’s right,” Duke assured her, pressing his lips to her cheek

“I know,” she whispered, half dreamily

“Then say yes,” Duke whispered, kissing her nape

“Are you asking, too?”

Hank held his breath, anticipating what his brother would say They’d discussed this before They had options They could each marry Julie in a different country or they could have a private ceremony The third choice, one Hank hoped Duke wouldn’t mention, was for one to marry Julie, and the other to be her lover and as much a part of her life as the brother she took as her husband

There were too many possible problems with the latter scenario, too many ways they could each later cry foul

“Of course, I’ “I can’t think of anyone else I’d want to call Mrs Hinman”

Hank released a sudden sigh and Julie said, “You orried there for a minute”

“A little, yes,” he replied, the confession not an easy one to admit

She pecked his lips and then turned to Duke and kissed hireatest loves ofyou”

“It’s about time you realized you were still in love with us,” Duke teased, drawing her hands to his lips

“She knew it all along,” Hank told him

“He’s right of course,” Julie said, taking Duke’s hand and placing his fingers at her breast “No me how lucky I’ll be when I become Mrs Duke-Hank Hinman”

Hank released an exaggerated sigh “For a minute there, I was afraid you wouldn’t re ere so rudely interrupted”