was working for a while, Rik answered, but now Im just taking a couple of days

holiday before
returning to the States.
Jerome nodded. How are Nik and Zak? I heard they both got married recently.
Making you the last of the
Eligible Princes, I guess. He grinned good humouredly.
A grin Rik found very hard to return; if things had worked out for him five years ago
he would have been the
first of the Prince Brothers to marry. Except the woman he had loved had married
this guy instead
Theyre both good, Rik nodded. Very happy, in fact. Yet another reason for him to
spend this time in
Paris. Not that he begrudged his older brothers their newfound happiness, because
he didnt, knew both of
them were married to lovely women. But the settled happiness of his siblings made
his own bachelor state
seem all the more lonely.
Meeting Dee again like this in the company of her husband wasnt helping that
situation.
Excellent. Jerome nodded happily. Dee-Dee, would you like to come and look in
the store? I just know
youre going to love the purse and pocketbook, and - hell, where are my manners?
Jerome shook his head
self-disgustedly, I totally forgot to introduce Sapphie. He turned to smile
apologetically at the woman
standing slight behind him.
Rik hadnt even noticed the petite