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kind sir?”
    “You’re always beautiful in my eyes, as you very well know. Even if you showed up in a paper bag, I’d still find you perfectly gorgeous,” he said with a wink.
    Ciara gasped and turned to the chuckling Emily saying, “Now you see why I just had to marry this guy.”
    They were chuckling when Zane’s PA, the bespectacled dorky-looking, yet handsome and likeable Peter Simpson, appeared. He spoke quietly to Zane to the side, and moments later Zane apologetically excused himself from the ladies.
    Emily gave a dramatic sigh once they were on their own. “Is it my imagination or does that fine husband of yours get hotter by the minute? Ugh, if I get any more jealous, it would be insane.”
    Ciara smiled and gave Emily’s arm a squeeze. “If I thought all you cared about was looks, I’d have found a way to set you up with any of Zane’s gorgeous friends or associates. But I know you’re interested in a man who’s got a lot more to offer.”
    Emily made a playful face. It all boiled down to the fact she’d possibly always compare any man she met with Zane. Zane treated Ciara like fine china. His affection and respect for her almost made Emily want to weep sometimes. Holy Christ, where could she ever find a man who would look at her the way Zane always looked at Ciara, just as if she was the most precious treasure in the world?
    And, of course, Ciara had them babies , thought Emily with an inner smile. Two beautiful, adorable angels that were a perfect combination of Zane and Ciara’s looks. You couldn’t look at them without exclaiming how delightfully cute they were. Emily was glad she didn’t really have a jealous bone in her body – but she did feel a stroke of envy. Who wouldn’t? Ciara was living the life most women only dream of. It did have its ups and downs. There was always the chance of scandal or enemies trying to get the better of you. You didn’t reach so high at the top without those hungry to take you down. Oh sure, it had to really be a burden being married to a billionaire.
    Said no one ever , thought the cheeky Emily as she let out a grin.
    “Now what’s put that on your face?” teased Ciara, noting Emily’s humor.
    “Mmm, for a second I was wondering what would happen if we traded places. If I was the one who got into the baby contract and then stole the heart of the mysterious billionaire,” Emily said.
    Emily knew Ciara could tell she was just kidding around. Still Ciara looked sober as she linked her arm through Emily’s. “You know I’m really glad you moved here, don’t you?”
    Emily shrugged casually. “Had to be close to my god-kids, you know. What would those little darlings do without me?”
    Ciara threw her head back and laughed. It was true Emily had been made godmother to Eve and Jason. Emily hadn’t thought twice about moving to LA. Too bad that in the ten months she’d been there, she’d already had one failed relationship under her belt.
    Emily tried not to think about that. Tonight she’d focus on being a support to Ciara, who still had a few nerves hosting such big events as these even with Zane around. Emily liked the feeling of being useful and knew she’d always be there for Ciara, be it for the odd babysitting or just to have someone to count on.
    Emily was busy grabbing another glass of the fantastic wine – damn they served the best stuff in here , she thought – when she felt Ciara freeze beside her.
    “Emily…is that who I think it is?”
    Emily looked up at Ciara and followed the line of Ciara’s vision, only to look as shell-shocked as her best friend at what her eyes beheld.
    Emily’s jaw dropped as the last man she expected was walking into the room.
    It was Chace. He looked impossibly more handsome than the last time she’d seen him. Like an incarnate Adonis in his requisite black tie and tux which fit him impeccably. His dark hair looked almost inky in the decorative light of the ballroom. Every female eye in the room seemed