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Chapters (92)
  1. First
  2. Love Connection
  3. Zero
  4. One
  5. Two
  6. Three
  7. Four
  8. Five
  9. Six
  10. Seven
  11. Eight
  12. Nine
  13. Ten
  14. Eleven
  15. One Month Later
  16. Twelve
  17. Thirteen
  18. Fourteen
  19. Fifteen
  20. Six Months Later
  21. Sixteen
  22. Seventeen
  23. Eighteen
  24. Nineteen
  25. Twenty
  26. Twenty-one
  27. Twenty-two
  28. Twenty-three
  29. Twenty-four
  30. Six Months Later
  31. Twenty-five
  32. Twenty-six
  33. Twenty-seven
  34. Twenty-eight
  35. Twenty-nine
  36. Thirty
  37. Thirty-one
  38. Thirty-two
  39. Thirty-three
  40. I Have Never
  41. One
  42. Two
  43. Three
  44. Four
  45. Five
  46. Six
  47. Seven
  48. Eight
  49. Nine
  50. Ten
  51. Eleven
  52. Twelve
  53. Thirteen
  54. Fourteen
  55. Fifteen
  56. Sixteen
  57. Seventeen
  58. Eighteen
  59. Nineteen
  60. Twenty
  61. Twenty-one
  62. Twenty-two
  63. A Christmas Date
  64. One
  65. Two
  66. Three
  67. Four
  68. Five
  69. Six
  70. Seven
  71. Eight
  72. Nine
  73. Ten
  74. Eleven
  75. Twelve
  76. Thirteen
  77. Fourteen
  78. Fifteen
  79. Sixteen
  80. Seventeen
  81. Eighteen
  82. Nineteen
  83. Twenty
  84. Twenty-one
  85. Twenty-two
  86. Note from the Author
  87. Sneak Peek – To the Stars and Back
  88. Two
  89. Three
  90. Four
  91. Also by Camilla Isley
  92. About the Author

“Oh my gosh, and you have two bathrooms! I love you.”

“Me too.”

“Oh.”

“Not the oh again. What’s going on?”

“My furniture. I’d just finished redecorating the house, and it was so beautiful. And now we’ll have to sell it. My home,” she wails. “Is it bad I’m more heartbroken over my new furniture than over losing William?”

“Since you can buy all the new furniture you want, I’d say it’s not bad at all. Come on, we’re going to have a blast living together.”

“Thank goodness you’re here. You saved me today, and I know how much it cost you. I’ll never be able to repay you.”

“Shut up, you’re making me cry. Come here.” I hug Amelia and she hugs me back. We cling to each other like never before. Because right now, each other’s all we have.

Seven

Fumé Blanc

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Saturday, June 10—Yountville, California

I take another sip of wine from my chilled glass. “This tastes wonderful!” I’m having dinner with Jake in the cutest bistro in the core of the Napa Valley. We’re dining outside with a view of the sun setting over the beautiful vineyards below us. The atmosphere couldn’t be more surreal.

“I’m glad to see it’s not just a fancy name,” Jake says.

“A fancy name? What do you mean?”

“When Robert Mondavi created the Fumé Blanc, he did it because he was sure he’d made a wonderful wine, and since Sauvignon Blanc had a bad reputation at the time, he changed the name. I was curious to try it after hearing the story. Good to know it’s not just an average wine with an expensive name.”

“Definitely not average. This place is too beautiful to produce average wines.”

“I know. That’s why I wanted to g—” Jake stops and looks at me, embarrassed.

“Get married here?” I finish the sentence for him.

He nods.

A server arrives to take our orders, interrupting the tense moment. Once he’s gone, I resume the conversation.

“Should we leave the awkward topics for after the appetizers, or rip the Band-Aid?”

“I’m a doctor; my professional opinion is to rip the Band-Aid.”

“Rip it is. I’m sure we both have so many questions… how about we take turns?”

“Ladies first,” Jake replies with a dashing smile.

“How long have you been with…?”

“Sharon, her name’s Sharon.”

Oh, what a pretty name. “So, how long have you been with Sharon?”

“Two years, we’ve been engaged for one.”

“Are you in love with her?”