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The next day, Marco took a call from a German banker As luck would have it, he, too, was in Paris and he had some business to discuss

They met him for lunch

The banker was tall and handsoave Emily his very best s in German

E in return

Marco hung back a little as they were shown to their table

“You didn’t mention that you spoke German,” he said softly

“Well, I don’t I mean, not very well Just a feords, really”

She spoke more than a feords By the end of thea property the bank owned and ouldn’t he, when the man’s major interest was clearly Emily?

Ridiculous

This was business The banker would not let his interest in a woet in the way of that

The banker said so to Erinned

Enough, Marco thought He reached for her hand, threaded their fingers together and kept their joined hands on top of the linen-covered table

Emily was startled She ith hiht

Her eyes flashed a question What are you doing?

His flashed an answer I a you as exclusively mine