Escape For New Year--3 Book Box Set by Robyn Grady

Author:Robyn Grady
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mills & Boon Special Release
Published: 2014-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

Seven

“Ducal Gofer. Gazillionaire bridal assistant, the Duke of Hawkshire…”

Pia gritted her teeth as she read Mrs. Jane Hollings’s gossip column in The New York Intelligencer.

“What’s wrong?” Belinda asked.

Pia had just sat down at a table in Contadini, where she, Belinda Wentworth and Tamara Langsford—née Kincaid—were having one of their Sunday brunch dates.

“Mrs. Hollings has written about me and Hawk in her gossip column,” Pia said as she scrolled down the article on her smartphone. “Apparently she received notice that Hawk helped me handle some wedding escapades last night.”

“That was fast,” Belinda commented.

“Well, it’s in her online column,” Pia responded, looking up. “Her regular print one will appear in Monday’s paper, where no doubt I will be able to savor the joy of having my name appear in print with—” her lips pulled down “—the Duke of Hawkshire’s.”

Belinda looked at Tamara. “Doesn’t your husband own this paper? Can’t you do something about this awful woman?”

Tamara cleared her throat. “I have news.”

“You already told us, remember?” Belinda quipped. “We know you’re knocked up, and Sawyer is the daddy.”

“Old news.” Tamara looked from Pia to Belinda. “The new news is that Sawyer and I plan to stay together.”

“For the sake of the baby?” Belinda shook her head. “Honey…”

Tamara shook her head. “No, because we love each other.”

Belinda stared at her blankly for a moment. Then she waved to a passing waiter. “Another Bloody Mary, please.”

Pia knew this was a sore point for Belinda, since her friend still needed to get an annulment from the Marquess of Easterbridge.

“I suppose I should be addressing you both as My Lady,” Pia mused. “Sawyer is an earl, making Tamara a countess, and since Colin is a marquess, you’re entitled to be called—”

“Don’t you dare,” Belinda retorted. “I’m planning to shed the title as soon as possible.”

Pia sighed. “Oh, well.”

Belinda turned to Tamara. “I can’t believe you’re abandoning our trio of girlfriends for the aristocratic cadre.”

“I’m not. It’s just…”

“What?” Belinda asked, her expression sardonic. “You moved in with Sawyer and made a marriage of convenience. And then—” she snapped her fingers “—next thing you know, you’re pregnant with his child and declaring yourself in love.”

Tamara smiled and shrugged. “It’s the most exciting thing that’s ever happened to me,” she admitted. “I wasn’t looking to fall in love, and if you’d asked me months ago, I’d have said Sawyer was the last man…”

Tamara got a faraway look as her words drifted off. “I realized Sawyer was the one I wanted all along,” she eventually continued. “And the best part is he feels the same way about me.”

Belinda accepted the Bloody Mary that the waiter was about to set down in front of her, and took a healthy swig. “Well, I’m happy for you, Tam. One of us deserves to find happiness.”

Tamara gave a faint smile. “Thanks. I know you and Pia don’t like Sawyer’s friends—”

“You mean my husband?” Belinda asked archly.

“You mean Hawk?” Pia said at the same time.

“—but Sawyer and I are hoping you all will make nice enough to be in the same room together.

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