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“Or I changed his mind.” Rory smiled with a sweetness like honey. “The right woman can do that, you know. Just as the wrong one can scar a man for life. Would you excuse us, please? I’m so anxious to meet the rest of Grant’s family. I plan to see a lot of them all in the near future.”
She grabbed his hand and tugged him back toward the table. “Well, she’s pretty much what I expected.”
“Yeah. My only regret is that I didn’t figure it out sooner. Thanks for the save.”
“Grant!” A matronly woman in a glittering gown swept toward him, brandishing a martini. “How wonderful to see you again. Come say hello to my Thomas. He’s visiting from London, where he’s working with a large financial company. I know he’ll want to catch up.”
She grasped his arm firmly. Rory smiled and wiggled her fingers in sympathetic farewell as Mrs. Watterson steered him toward her Thomas.
Even when he was getting bored out of his mind listening to Thomas drone on about the value of the pound versus the dollar, Grant kept his gaze on Rory.
She wandered the room, plucking hors d’oeuvres off trays, chatting with the bartender and whatever guest happened to be standing alone. At one point, he caught her helping one of the bridesmaids untangle her dress from the arm of a chair where it had snagged.
Despite her tough-girl attitude and her snark, Rory was a softie at heart. She’d always been steadfastly there for her sisters and mother, committed to her work, always showing up when and where she was needed.
Warmth and something else swirled in Grant’s chest. Tenderness. Regret over the fact that Rory would be leaving Bliss Cove soon. For some reason, it felt like it was happeningtoo soon. As if something wasn’t quite finished, though he didn’t know what.
He did know that while he no longer felt anything for Vivian, he’d been storing up a lot of feelings for Rory.
