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embarrassment but also with pleasure.
“Thank you, Mrs. Calderon. Mr. Calderon.” Tanner shook their hands with hardy
warmth. “I didn’t mean to suddenly spring myself on you so unexpectedly, but I’m afraid your
daughter was very insistent, and Heron said you wouldn’t mind. I hope I won’t be messing up
the dinner plans too much.”
“No, no, son. We’ll have plenty of food, and champagne and wine.” Lawrence slapped
Tanner’s back. “Ah, here is the champagne.”
As the waitress passed around the champagne, Riley quickly looked over Heron’s guest,
and she quickly decided that she liked him as she watched him listening intently as her father
regaled him with the book he was writing on Woodrow Wilson. There was a certainly a
resemblance between the two brothers, but Tanner’s face was much softer, the lines gentler, and
quite irresistible with a dimple on each side of his face. He had blue eyes, which were lively and
interested, and his brown hair was straight which tended to fall over his forehead, giving him an
innocent, youthful air. His whole demeanor was much more welcoming, much warmer then that
of his older brother, who seemed to view others with a certain coolness and censorship and
worldly detachment.
Roberta came to Riley’s side and whispered, “Isn’t he something else?”
“I think that was the first thing that was established about your fiancée the first time we
met him.”
“No, I mean Tanner. I mean, Heron is drop dead gorgeous, don’t get me wrong. But his
brother, isn’t he just adorable? And look at those dimples. His dimples were the first things I
noticed when I first met him. Then his eyes, and then he had the greatest smile I’ve ever seen.”
They watched with approval as Tanner took two dirty champagne flutes, set them on the
tray that the waitress was holding, and took fresh champagne, gallantly handing one to Caroline.
“I can’t believe he’s Heron’s brother,” Riley said without thinking.
Roberta looked at her. “What do you mean by that?”
Riley cursed herself. “Well, they’re very different from one another. Tanner seems more
outgoing, and his brother is more reserved.” Then she mused, more to herself, “Not very unlike
you and I.”
“Do you like him?”
“I do, the instant I met him.”
“Maybe he’ll want to go out with you. He’s single, isn’t seeing anyone, right now.”
“What? I’m years older than he is, and don’t go fobbing off your hanger-on sister to your
future in-law, at least not until you’re married.”
“He’s twenty five, only four years younger than you. And I think you’ll have fun with
him. He’s quite funny, and keeps you entertained with all these stories.”
“Let’s concentrate on one wedding at a time, shall we?”
From the other side of the room, Tanner was watching Riley walk away, He gave a low
whistle and said to Heron, “Man, look at her.”
“Who?” Heron asked.
“Your future sister-in-law.”
“Are you talking about Roberta’s sister?”
“Yes.”
“Why don’t you ask her out, then, if you find her that fascinating.” There was an edge to
Heron’s voice.
“I don’t think so. A woman like her doesn’t go out with a guy like me.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Well, look at her. I’m way out of her league.”
“How do you figure that?”
“Look at the way she’s dressed. That outfit screams of style and taste, her shoes with her
painted toenails shouts out sex, and those strangely colored eyes and hair tells a man that he
could be in a for a wild ride.”
“You’re no slouch yourself. Remember, you’re considered one of the most eligible
bachelors in the state.” Tanner winced, as Heron knew he would, at the most hated title that he
currently held in the media. Heron felt exactly as his brother did, having had to suffer through
the same public exposure for most of their adult lives.
“Money and position mean nothing to a woman like her. A man has to have a lot more
going than