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phone.
    “How long are you going to be in town?” he asked.
    She fingered the card, which had the landscaping company’s
logo on it, but not his name. “I should be around most of the time from now on,
though I’ll have a few things to handle back in Chicago. Since we’ll probably
be bringing in staff from out of the area, at least for my concierges, I figured
I’d better become familiar with local offerings and make some contacts before
we open for business.”
    “Sounds like a good idea, but is it going to take two months
or will you have some free time?” His lips curved and his eyes stayed on her,
glinting with interest.
    Excitement fluttered in Cami’s chest. “A good concierge can
get almost anything for anyone at any time of the day or night, which means my staff
will need a list of contacts from day one. We start interviewing applicants in
a couple of weeks, so I’m already going to be short on time.” She smiled as she
considered the end of his question. “But yes, I do anticipate having some free
time, at least until the last half of August.”
    “I’ll keep it in mind.”
    He finished off the water in the bottle and she put out a
hand for it. “I’ll stick it in the recycling bin. Sage will have my head if it
goes in the garbage can.” She remembered the way Sage had taken Delphi to task
for throwing a soda can in the garbage that first night.
    He laughed. “Thanks again; it hit the spot. I’ll give you a call
tonight.”
    “I’ll look forward to hearing from you.” She turned back to
the house, her grin nearly permanent. The coating on the windows made it easy
to see out, not so easy to see inside, but Sage’s silhouette stood out against
the window on the other side of the room where the blinds were open. Cami was
willing to bet she’d watched the whole thing.
    When the door shut behind her, Cami detoured by the
recycling bins set up under the kitchen counter. She crossed over to Sage,
feeling rather pleased with herself, and grateful for the brunette’s nudge. “He
invited us to join his family festivities for the Fourth, said he’d show us
around and make sure we don’t miss anything. You game?”
    “Sure, why not. Unless you’d rather be alone with him?” Sage
pulled her tea ball out of her cup and set it on the side of her plate. She
always used some private loose tea mix she’d brought herself instead of the
baggies in the cupboard.
    “I barely know the man.” Cami turned, took one more long
look as he bent over to lower a bush into the hole he’d dug, and she let out a
sigh of appreciation. She thought getting to know Vince might make the
following year considerably more interesting than she’d expected—if she had
correctly interpreted his interest.
    Then, determined to forget about men for a while, especially
one she was barely on a first-name basis with, Cami focused on Sage. “I didn’t
expect you to be up here. How long are you planning to stay?”
    Sage shrugged and took a sip of her tea. “I’m here full time
from now on. I want to keep an eye on construction in the spa and make sure
everything is perfect. Besides, they’ve already hired my replacement back home.”
She pulled the mint leaves out of the tea ball and tossed them, before rinsing
it out. “You?”
    “The same. I need to start making contacts.” She finished
her now-lukewarm espresso and washed the cup. “I guess I ought to start with a
shower.” When she was ready, armed with maps, she would go for a drive.  
    ~*~
    When Cami came down an hour later, ready for the day, she
found Mrs. Grady running a vacuum in the great room.
    The woman turned the machine off and smiled. “Cami, good
morning. I hope I didn’t disturb you.”
    “Not at all. I didn’t hear you out here. How are things
going this morning?” She moved to the kitchen to grab a bagel. Now she was
fully awake, her stomach demanded sustenance.
    “Fine. Lana left for the airport an hour ago and Sage just
took off. What are