Flynn frowned. “She said she’d had a good week.”

“Where is she staying?”

“I don’t know. I forgot to ask.”

“Flynn!”

“What?”

“Sometimes I do wonder if you are your father’s son. You must have inherited all of the Irish work genes and none of the romantic French.”

Flynn looked at his aunt. Sometimes she talked in riddles. Where was she going with this?

“It’s as plain as the nose on your face that you and Keely have feelings for each other.”

Flynn gulped down the last of his lemonade. He wished that what his aunt said was true. The part about him liking Keely was – but he knew the feelings weren’t reciprocated. She’d been quite cool towards him that afternoon.

“Flynn?”

He let out a heavy sigh and shook his head. “Maggie, you are my aunt and my business partner but I’m not going to discuss women with you.” He leaned forward and kissed her cheek. “I’ll be back here tomorrow afternoon.”

Chapter 35

CHAPTER 35

Euan heard the car and placed a cup under the spout of the coffee machine. Dianna had gone to bed but he’d stayed up to wait for Flynn. Maggie’s phone call, to tell him Flynn was on his way with some interesting news, had piqued his curiosity and he also had other things he wanted to talk to Flynn about.

Euan had done a lot of reflecting in the last week. Dianna being here was one thing but hearing what Keely had been through and that she felt she had no one to turn to, not even her parents, was startling. Would Flynn feel he could turn to him in a crisis? Euan certainly hadn’t been much help to him when Lucy died, but he thought they’d got past that.

Since Flynn had come back from his travels, Euan thought they’d settled into some kind of routine. They didn’t always see eye to eye on making wine, but they managed. Euan respected Flynn’s opinion but somehow things weren’t right. He realised he was still keeping his son at arm’s length. He’d made plenty of blunders but the last week had made one thing perfectly clear: Euan didn’t want Flynn to leave Levallier Dell for good. What was the point of all the work, if not to share the future with Flynn?

Maggie had been right, as always. Euan needed to be open with Flynn about the business. They had to plan the future together so they both knew where they stood.

Flynn slid back the door and stepped into the room.

“Coffee?”

He spun around. “I didn’t realise you were still up.”

“Maggie phoned and said you were on your way. There are some things I’d like to talk to you about.”