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Prologue

“CAN WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING other than men?” Darcy flipped back her dark hair, an ietting heartburn”

Across the table, Marie Heatched her carefully Every month the four of thener Kim Horton, event planner Candy Grahaathered for this third-Wednesday breakfast anization of fe caer, never-married friends, Candy and Kied back in February on a wonderful if slightly out of control Valentine’s day Nathan Alexander had asked Kim to marry him the previous month, on April fifteenth, her thirtieth birthday

Until now, Darcy had seeh stubbornly resistant to any and all atte company in order to find her own happiness Could her sudden irritability have anything to do with envy? Was she finally cracking, and would a little of her suppressed longing for love start oozing out? Marie was counting on that happening eventually Darcy’s I-hate-ht fool so it

“Sorry” Kim put her hand on Darcy’s ar nauseating going on about wedding plans e’re all here to talk business Tell us how life was lastpeople raving about Gladiolas so I probably don’t need to ask how it’s doing”

“Things are okay” Darcy settled her coffeeback on the table “Do you all remember Raoul?”

Kiusted face “The sli the affair with the married waitress, stole froet professional favors?”

Darcy nodded grimly “Yup That slimeball”

“What about hi to land you, is he?”