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were moving along smoothly. Eva and her mother had finally decided on Stonehedge Gardens as the perfect location, and the invitations would be sent out next week. She and Julian had already made a trip to Portland so she could select a dress and they could order their rings. They were going to be gorgeous…custom made platinum bands imbedded with rare red diamonds.
    “Oh my goodness…that’s not far off, is it? Where are you planning on going for your honeymoon?”
    “I’m afraid that information’s confidential, Paula.” Julian winked. “I was hoping to surprise Eva.”
    “Well now, isn’t that sweet. Why can’t Aaron ever do anything romantic like that? I’m gonna have to send him to you for lessons…do you know what I got for our last anniversary? A bathrobe…can you believe that…”
    “Is Aaron here?” Eva looked around, but didn’t see him.
    “No, I was just picking up some dinner to take home…didn’t feel like cooking tonight and Aaron’s working late at the lodge. And I need to get home so I can keep an eye on Dane.”
    “Keep an eye on him?” Since when did a seventeen-year-old need a babysitter? “Is he sick?”
    Paula rolled her eyes. “I wish it were that simple. I tell you, I don’t know what’s gotten into that boy lately. Well, yes I do, it’s that Imogen Collier…”
    “Oh, he mentioned her to me last time I saw him.”
    “Not surprising. She’s got him wrapped around her pinky finger. We caught him sneaking out at night to see her because we forbade him from dating that little juvenile delinquent.”
    “ Juvenile delinquent?”
    “Lord, yes… fifteen years old and that girl’s already been on probation for drug possession, not to mention she was expelled from her last school for smashing the windshield out of one of her teacher’s cars. She’s nothing but bad news all the way around. I wish Dane could see that. I hope he’ll come to his senses and realize she’s manipulating him before she gets him into serious trouble.”
    “Do you want me to talk to him?” Eva offered. She wasn’t sure what she could say that would make a difference, but she didn’t want to see Dane stray down the wrong path either. He had too much going for him for that to happen.
    Paula looked hopeful. “Would you? Maybe he’d listen to you, being closer to his own age and all. You know how it is with kids, they think their parents are the most idiotic people ever put on God’s green earth.”
    “I’d be happy to try next time I see him. Just don’t expect miracles.”
    “I’d sure appreciate that, honey. Well, I better be getting home…I’m so glad I had a chance to meet you, Eva. You take good care of her, Julian!”
    “I will, Paula. Tell Aaron we said hello.” Julian’s eyes followed her until she was outside, then returned to Eva. “That woman barely slows down to take a breath, does she?”
    “I thought she was nice. So…we’re honeymooning where? ”
    “You’ll find out after saying I do . Not before then.” His indigo-tinted eyes sparkled. “I might have turned the wedding preparations over to you and your mother, but the honeymoon is all mine.”
    “Just so long as you don’t forget to take me along!”
    “I’ll try not to let that slip my mind.”
    Laughing at his teasing, her worries quickly vanished. When he looked at her that way, the way he was looking at her right now, nothing else seemed important. The rest of the world fell away into oblivion.
    ~*~*~*~
    Not nearly enough SPF.
    Sami cursed her own stupidity as she slathered lotion over her sunburned shoulders, wincing at the cold feeling on her hypersensitive skin. Of all the careless things she could have done. Tanning oil was not the same thing as sunscreen, and instead of selecting what had the nicest smell she should have been checking the label instead. Now she was paying the price.
    She might have been baked even worse had the sky not eventually traded its usual blue for a slate-colored gray.