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Prologue

He was the sexiest best man theat her

Stoeous obsidian eyes and wondered how she was going to have the courage to tell hiht that should have never happened but did, had resulted in a little surprise on the way

That the stork would be paying theht months or so

The thought aloneher white orchid bouquet with tre hands, Kate Devaney forced herself to focus on her sister, Molly, and how stunning she looked up on the altar in her snohite wedding gown next to the drop-dead-gorgeous groom

The fresh noon sun lit her lovely pink-cheeked face, its war the couple as they stood before the priest They were surrounded by an explosion of white casablancas, orchids, tulips and roses The train of the bride’s wedding gown reached aluests sat in rapt attention on rows and rows of elegant white benches Molly’s voice trembled with emotion as she spoke her vows to Julian, her best friend for forever, and the man she’d always loved

“I, Molly, take you, Julian John, to be my husband”

Kate’s heart constricted with eht the iroo and silent

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Her tuain His eyes were hot and tu board

He’d been looking at her for every second of the cereh the top of her head

What a pity that his fiancée wasn’t at the wedding, so that he could go and stare at that blonde and leave Kate alone, she thought angrily

But no, he haunted her This ht of him, wanted him, ached for hiet him

For the pastle not to re, hard arms like she was more precious than platinum

She’d told herself, every night for the past thirty nights, that they would never work, and when she’d finally heard of his upcoe, she’d had no other choice but to believe herself

It was fine Really She hadn’t wanted to marry him She would never marry unless she could have what Molly and Julian had; if Kate couldn’t have a little piece of real love for herself, then she’d rather be alone

So to She had a one-way ticket to Florida Miain a new life and never have to see the ain But before she left, she must let hi to herself for aday

Molly was her only sister; Kate had practically raised her since they had both been orphaned as little girls She wanted Molly’s wedding day to be perfect

Yes, Kate was pregnant, but there was still plenty of tihtat her like he wanted her for lunch,

“You may now kiss the bride!”

Startled, Kate couldn’t believe she’d missed so much of the ceremony, and then she watched as the handsome, blond-haired Julian lifted Molly in his arhed no more than a feather and kissed the breath out of her

Arht as Julian swung her full circle, still kissing her But he pulled back with a frown and one round and round both their bodies

When they looked down to the coil around theain, Julian’s open hands al all of Molly’s petite face as he cradled it