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him a light handshake. One thing I learned quickly in Manhattan was not to shake hands like a farm hand from the country. Women here didn’t do it that way. “Yes, what a surprise this is. Thank you for inviting us to join you.” I smiled and sat down right next to him.
    “Greyson, how have you been? Business?” Cade asked as he picked up his menu and started to flip through the brunch selections.
    I could feel a stare down happening from across the table, but I ignored it and looked through the brunch section as well, and tried to decide what I wanted to order.
    “Business is great. It sounds like we may be working together soon on a new project.”
    Cade’s eyes perked up as he brought his hand to his chin. “That’s right. I should have figured you of all people would be the one Collin chose to advertise with. Sounds like it’s going to be one hell of a movie.”
    As I listened to Cade and Greyson talk business back and forth, I noticed right away Cade was not your typical New Yorker. I could see why he left and headed for the west coast. He was definitely more of a surfer type, laid back and easygoing. What I learned from him last night was that their grandfather raised Collin and Cade from a young age. Their father had gotten into some heavy drugs and was in and out of their life. When their grandfather passed away and left all of his inheritance to the two boys, their dad lost it and has been MIA ever since. Their mother was hardly in the picture and had problems of her own, so they really loved and relied on their grandfather. Cade mentioned a few times that he couldn’t handle the stuffy air in New York, and felt at home the minute he landed and spotted the sandy coastline of L.A.
    Nora cleared her throat, interrupting my thoughts, and looked up at me. “Emma, dear. Did you sneak off last night? We didn’t see you very much.”
    I cringed at the sound of her voice, but then put on my best fake smile and looked her in the eyes. “I was thinking the same thing, because I didn’t see you after our chat in the ladies room.”
    Nora raised her eyebrows and looked back at her menu. Cade shot me a questioning expression, but I shook my head and looked back down at my menu. I ignored Nora, and decided I would order the Parisian ham and Comte crepe. It sounded delicious, and a big hunk of meat would take my mind off the Ice Bitch.
    When I looked back up from my menu, I caught a quick glance from Greyson, but it was interrupted by our waitress, who was now standing next to Nora, ready to take our order.
    “Welcome to Le Coupole, I’m Nicole and I’ll be your server. Are you ready to order?” Our waitress asked as she looked down at Nora.
    Nora cleared her throat. “Yes, I will have the Parisian ham and Comte crepe with the egg on the side, and make sure that the ham is a center cut.”
    Crap. Of all the items on the menu, Nora had to choose the freaking Parisian ham. Nicole looked in my direction, and I didn’t have enough time to think of something else. “I’ll have the same, but no extras for me. Just as is, is perfect.” Nicole smiled at me and then looked over at Cade. I noticed a scowl cross Nora’s face, but I didn’t want to make eye contact, so I looked over to Cade who ordered the smoked salmon Benedict.
    The rest of brunch was a little less painful. Nora ate about a third of her plate, which made me look like Helga the weight champion. I was starving and the food was so delicious it seemed like a sin to let it go to waste.
    The conversation was light, mostly small talk about Greyson and Cade’s new project, but when Greyson looked over at Cade and me and asked what the rest of our afternoon looked like, I felt my body stiffen and didn’t know quite what to say. I didn’t want to mention we were sight-seeing, because it sounded so cliché.
    Cade started to speak before I could warn him not to mention our plans for the rest of the day. “Well, it just so happens Emma here has never been to