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oblivious to the whole class issue Angus seemed so aware of.
    Interestingly, Blake had instinctively known something about Angus Lily hadn’t picked up on. While Blake and Lily shared a bottle of the estate’s special, a Cabernet-Merlot blend, Angus nursed a beer. One of several that Blake had brought to the table.
    Smart guy.
    And he still had that gleam in his eye.
    “So how does a man of your age from Sydney come to own a hotel and winery in the Hunter Valley?” Angus asked. There was genuine curiosity in his voice. And in the way he looked at Blake.
    Lily had told Angus she and Blake were the same age. Twenty-nine. Angus was a year older.
    “Just lucky, I guess,” Blake answered casually. “I came in to some money and wasn’t sure how to invest it.”
    Lily snorted so hard wine went up her nose.
    Blake glared at her. “Gee, that sounded lovely, Lil. So ladylike.”
    She grabbed a serviette and coughed into it. “Lucky?” she gasped. “Luck had nothing to do with it.”
    “You okay there? Want me to smack your back?” Blake asked. “Hard?” he then muttered as an afterthought.
    She didn’t need back-smacking—as the guy could clearly see. Coughing fit over, she turned to Angus. His gaze searched her face. “You okay?”
    “I’m fine.”
    “Sure?” Lord, why did his attention make her want to tear off the dress she’d put on with such care this morning? Come to think of it, what would Angus and Blake do if she did?
    “I’m sure, thanks. See, the thing is, Blake over here didn’t just come in to money. He earned an obscene amount of it from a computer program he and a friend wrote while at uni. A security program two American companies found so impressive they both offered to buy it.”
    Blake might not make a big deal about it, but Lily was ridiculously proud of his achievement and had no problem filling in the missing pieces for Angus. “A bidding war ensued, and let’s just say it got…zealous.”
    “Blake Seymour…” Angus said the name contemplatively before staring at Blake, incredulous. “As in Seymour-Stafford Security?”
    “You’ve heard of it?”
    “Mate, anyone with eyes and ears has heard about it.”
    Angus was right. The winning bid had been in excess of four hundred million dollars. Australian media had broadcast the sale over every newspaper, telly and radio in the country. The company, Seymour-Stafford, still existed, and flourished, thanks to Blake and his business partner, Andrew Stafford. However, the program, Seymour-Stafford Security, now had another name, compliments of its new owner.
    Blake shrugged. “About six months ago, Lily suggested I invest in a winery. She was…passionate about it. And convincing. Thus…this.” He waved his arms around.
    “You going to live here?” Angus wanted to know.
    “Nope. I’m a city guy. Need to be where things are happening. I’ve found someone to manage the hotel though, and the winery came fully staffed—part of the settlement.”
    Angus whistled. “Nice investment.”
    Blake nodded. “It is nice. A good weekend break too.” He gave Angus a meaningful look. “It’ll be nicer once the gardens are done.”
    Okay, yeah, Blake had mentioned the gardens, but there was something about that look that made Lily sit up and pay attention all over again. A million thoughts hit her at once, and her stomach lurched at the possibilities that opened up in her mind. She’d known Blake and Angus would get on well. But she hadn’t suspected how well.
    The same electricity that zapped between Angus and her now zapped between the men as well.
    Angus drained his beer, his gaze on Blake the entire time. “Then let’s clear this food away and go take a closer look at your property.”
     
    A walk outdoors was exactly what Blake needed. A very long walk. Or maybe a marathon sprint across the grounds. Anything to work off the erratic, excess energy that pulsed through his veins.
    The first pulse had caught him off guard when he’d