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sheriff’s office, thinking I’d stop by there, but they said he was headed this way,” he continued. “I haven’t seen him in a good while, and I haven’t been out to see the Point in ages, so figured I’d come on out. I heard about the renovations and thought it would give me a chance to see them up close. Besides, I owe Logan a face-to-face apology for missing the wedding. I know he said he understood, but—”
    â€œHe did,” she reassured him. Despite the fact that Logan had come back to the Cove after graduating college and Ben had gone away to college, then started his business in Rhode Island, the two had remained good friends. So much so, Logan had originally asked Ben to be his best man. “He was disappointed, of course, but he understood. Logan said something about you having to do a photo shoot for a magazine? For your business, I’m assuming?”
    Unless there’s a Hot Landscape Designer Calendar, she thought . Because he could be in that. Hell, he could be the cover for it. And all twelve months, too. Her designer brain immediately flashed on January Ben in the snow, July Ben in the sun, or September Ben in nothing at all. She was forced to clear her throat. Twice. “Dry air,” she explained when he looked concerned.
    â€œYes,” he replied. “It was about the business. It was a full profile and photo spread in Architectural Exteriors . I’d already agreed to it when Logan asked me and I offered to back out, but—”
    â€œNo, he’d have never wanted you to do that. Wow, that’s quite the big deal. Like Architectural Digest big. When did it come out? I’d love to see a copy.”
    â€œShould be out any day now, actually. They ended up holding it for the December issue. The executive editor wanted to work in the whole family Christmas tree farm angle.”
    â€œI don’t know about AE- type magazines, but if it’s like other industry periodicals, the end-of-year issue is usually a big one, so that’s doubly good.”
    â€œThat’s the hope,” he said. “Regardless of all that, though, I felt terrible not being able to stand up for Logan. No one was happier than me to hear he was getting married.” His smile spread and the warmth shot back into his eyes, making her feel all squirmy. “After everything that had happened, first with your folks, then with Jessica . . .” He trailed off, shook his head, the remembered pain of losing Logan’s fiancée reflected in his eyes. “I honestly wasn’t sure he’d ever tie the knot.”
    â€œNeither were we,” Fiona said, appreciating the sincere concern she heard in his voice, knowing Ben understood better than anyone what their family had been through over the years. “But Alex is great. The best. She’s family now, and so good for him. You’ll love her.”
    â€œYes, I think so. And you’re right, she seems a perfect fit. I met her just now,” he added. “She was trying to move a big dresser from the master to your old room, so I gave her a hand, though I’m not sure she really needed it. Capable woman.”
    Fiona knew it was silly to feel a little zing in her fluttery parts when he mentioned her childhood bedroom. He knew every room in the house, had spent at least as many days out at Pelican Point as a kid as Logan had spent at the Campbell farm. It was just that she’d lain in that bed many a night, dreaming her lovesick, Ben-infused, adolescent dreams. She smiled and hoped he mistook her flush for winter-chapped cheeks. “Alex is that. One of the many reasons we all but begged her to marry him.”
    â€œI understand the renovation has been all under her guidance?” Ben glanced around the kitchen, but Fiona suspected he was seeing the entirety of the restored property in his mind’s eye. “Incredible work. Really impressive.”
    â€œA good part of