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“I do.” He turned back to his computer. “And do you know of any good nurseries?”
Daniel looked totally confused. “Nurseries? You mean for kids or for plants?”
Antonio laughed. “Just plants—for now.”
“Yeah. I do, as a matter of fact. I took my dad to one just yesterday. Why?”
“I need to buy a magnolia tree.”
Daniel ran both his hands through his hair. “If this is what love does to a man, then I hope it never strikes me. If I promise to track you down a magnolia tree by the end of the week, will you please focus and sit down with me to figure out how we’re going to cover the losses on the Sicilian distribution?”
“Sure.” Antonio smiled. “Let’s do that.” He wasn’t nearly as worried as Daniel seemed to think he should be. It would be easy enough to turn things around at the winery at home. He’d step in if he had to, but first he wanted to talk to Marcos and his parents and find out what was going on.
~ ~ ~
Mary Ellen popped her head around Cameron’s door. “Hey.”
“Hey, yourself. Come on in. How was your weekend?”
“It was great. How was yours?”
“Quiet. We kicked back at home and made the most of some downtime.”
She smiled. “And you didn’t harass Piper too much with wedding plans?”
Cam pursed his lips. “No. I didn’t. I’m starting to think she doesn’t want to marry me.”
“Don’t be ridiculous. That’s crazy talk.”
“Is it? She never wants to talk about the wedding.”
Mary Ellen shook her head. “Wanting to marry you and wanting to have a big wedding aren’t the same thing, you know.”
Cameron frowned. “You think she doesn’t want the big wedding? She keeps saying she’s fine with it. I’m only doing it for her.”
Mary Ellen shrugged. “It’s not my place to stick my nose in, but that’s never stopped me before. Think about it; she’s not a big, formal event kind of girl. It’s not where she comes from and it’s not like she has anyone she can invite to share it with her.”
“It’s for us to share together.”
Mary Ellen rolled her eyes. “You do well most of the time, Cam. But you’re still a guy. For a girl, a wedding is a big deal. Either we dream about it and want something big and grand, or we want something simple and special to us. Whichever it is, we want to share it with our people—the ones who mean the most to us. Yes, of course, the guy that we’re marrying, but also our friends and family. The people who’ve known us all our lives. Piper doesn’t have anyone like that. She has no brothers or sisters. Her mom’s gone. The only person who’s known her all her life is Laura, and even she kind of belongs on your side now, because she’s married to Smoke.”
Cameron rested his elbows on his desk and his chin on his hands. “So, you’re saying that the wedding will be full of all my people and she won’t have anyone? And that that won’t feel good to her?”
“I shouldn’t be saying anything at all. I could be completely wrong, but if she’s not enthusiastic about all your wedding plans, then I think you should sit her down and talk to her and find out why.”
Cameron smiled. “You’re right. I will. I want it to be perfect for her.”
Mary Ellen grinned at him. “You’re a good guy, Cam.”
He laughed. “Thanks. And while we’re on the subject of weddings …” He let his words trail off and raised an eyebrow.
“What about them?”
“What about you? I talked to Chelsea yesterday and she’s convinced that you and Antonio are headed in that direction. I told her it was way too soon to start thinking like that. Then, last night, Piper talked to Laura, and she seemed to think the same thing. Laura even said that Antonio wants to buy a house up there so the two of you can go back since you had so much fun.”
She shrugged. “I don’t know what to tell you, Cam. We had an amazing weekend. I love that place. Everyone’s so nice. We had a lot of fun out on Saturday night with them.”
“Stop avoiding it. What about you and Antonio?”
