MARI
"Ready for your last act as the future Mrs. Kensington?" Pierce asked with a smile on his face as we stopped outside the front door of the real estate title company where he would sign the papers to complete the purchase of the bed-and-breakfast.
Our meeting took almost three hours the evening before, and halfway through we called in Oliver for his opinion. He brought Chinese takeout with him. Pierce had a wonderful business brain, and between the three of us, we worked out the details. It was exhilarating to be part of a team working hard to solve a problem. I didn't realize how much I missed it until we clustered around his desk mid plan.
The idea was perfect in its simplicity. I would slip away in the middle of the night and Pierce would tell people I returned home for a few wee
