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yourself.”
    â€œPlease, let’s not go into that this morning.”
    Alex poured another cup of coffee and set it in front of her best friend. “How are you holding up?”
    â€œAs well as can be expected, I guess.” Christian leaned her elbows on the table and stared down into her coffee cup. “I feel like a convicted criminal.”
    Taking the chair opposite her, Alex reached out and touched Christian’s hand; the women locked gazes and without words, Christian drew encouragement.
    â€œMaybe it’s a good thing that I’m going home tomorrow.” The thought of home lifted her spirits.
    Alex shook her head. “I’m sure going to miss you around here. But, please give my love to Bobby.”
    â€œWhy don’t you do it?” Christian brightened with an idea. “Come with me.”
    â€œI would love to get back to Texas, but I’ve already committed myself to model Opulence’s new jewelry line this month.”
    Christian’s shoulders slumped as she jokingly poked out her bottom lip. “I’m going to miss you, too. Do you realize it’ll be the first time since we’ve met that we’ll be apart so long?”
    Alex smiled. “Yeah. It’s going to be strange.”
    Christian returned the smile. Where would she be had it not been for Alex’s love and support through the years, especially after the death of her parents? “What about at the end of the month?” she suggested.
    Shrugging, Alex answered, “I’m still going to Paris. I think it would be the perfect chance for me to boost my career.”
    â€œSo you’re actually going to get on a plane?”
    â€œI’m trying not to think about it.”
    Christian took Alex’s hand. “You’ll be fine and you’re going to be great. I just know it.”
    â€œThanks.”
    When Christian fell silent, Alex guessed where her mind had wandered. “Malcolm is going to be fine.”
    Christian crossed her arms and shook her head. “I wish I had handled it better. Confusing Jordan with Malcolm didn’t help matters either.”
    â€œWhat did happen out there in the gardens?”
    â€œYou don’t want to know.”
    â€œTry me.”
    â€œI made a fool of myself. The moment I saw who I thought was Malcolm, I started with this speech on how much his proposal had overwhelmed me, then gave him a ‘let’s be friends’ speech.”
    Alex frowned. “Didn’t he try and tell you who he was?”
    â€œI think so, but I kept asking him to let me finish. I must have looked like an idiot. But then he asked me for a good-bye kiss.”
    â€œWhat?” Alex’s eyes widened, but then an amused smile curved her lips.
    Christian shook her head. “I still don’t understand why he did that, but that’s when Malcolm found us together.”
    â€œHe found you kissing his brother?” Alex turned serious. “That must have devastated him.”
    â€œEnraged is more like it.” Christian’s thoughts returned to the kiss. Even if Malcolm hadn’t discovered them together, her mind had registered the difference in the kiss the moment their lips had touched. She remembered how her body had come alive, stirring emotions she had long denied herself.
    â€œWas it that good?” Alex broke into her thoughts.
    â€œWhat?”
    â€œYou should see the look on your face.” She studied her friend. “If I didn’t know better, I would say that you enjoyed kissing Jordan. A lot.”
    Christian stood. “Don’t be ridiculous.” She refilled her coffee cup. “You know the last thing I need or want right now is a relationship, especially one with my ex-fiancé’s twin brother.”
    â€œTechnically, you were only engaged for about an hour.”
    â€œAnd that’s another interesting question. Why on earth did Malcolm propose to me?”
    â€œI’ve