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Violet’s embrace. “Your directions were great. I had no trouble finding the place.” She pulled out of her friend’s arms and took in her surroundings while Violet closed the door. “What a lovely home you have.”
    “Why, thank you. This place was a labor of love for me and my husband—along with our son, of course.” Violet’s smile faltered when she witnessed a strange shadow cast over her friend’s eyes. “What is it? Did I say something wrong?”
    Adele waved her off. “Oh, no. Don’t be silly. Are the other girls here yet?”
    “No. You’re the first to arrive. May I take your jacket?”
    “Sure.” Adele slid out of the tailor-made jacket and handed it over. “Now I want you to be patient with me. I haven’t played bridge in quite some time now. So I’m warning you, I may be a little rusty.”
    “No problem. I’ll make sure I tell the girls to take it easy on us.”
    They laughed.
    “Come on, I’ll give you the grand tour,” Violet said.
    “Lead the way.”
    The tour of the house only took a few minutes and Adele adored everything she saw. She even said she and Violet shared the same taste when it came to decorating.
    “So, did you finally mention to your daughter the trip we talked about?” Violet asked when they returned to the living room.
    “Yes. In fact, I saw her this morning. I even tried to get her to travel with me.”
    “She didn’t want to go?” Violet asked, amazed.
    “It’s not so much that she doesn’t want to go, but that she can’t right now.”
    “Oh, I’m so sorry. I thought it was a great chance for you to get away.”
    “I didn’t say I wasn’t going.”
    Violet brightened. “Well, that’s great news.”
    “I want you to come with me,” Adele announced with an uplifted chin.
    “What?”
    “Why not? You told me your son was busy with his career, and that you had a lot of time on your hands. So why can’t we both go off to Belize?”
    Violet blinked, and then thought about it. There really wasn’t a reason why she couldn’t go. In fact, when was the last time she went on a vacation? “You know, you just might be on to something.” She glanced at her watch and wondered what was keeping Miles. She wanted to introduce him to Adele. If she liked him, which Violet held no doubts that she would, then Violet would suggest, quite innocently, of course, that their children meet.
    Violet hid a slight smile. It really was a good plan now that she thought about it. She glanced at her watch again. Now, if she could just get her slothful son to show up.
    * * *
    After a morning of dealing with his ex-flame’s shenanigans, Miles was finally free to check out the leak at his mother’s
house. The life of a player wasn’t as easy as some rap stars made it out to be—but it was damn close.
    He stepped outside of his condo and heard the door from across the hall open. He turned in its direction with a ready smile and wasn’t the least bit discouraged when he was met with a stern look of disapproval from his new neighbor, Destiny.
    “Good afternoon,” he greeted.
    Destiny sighed, and then belatedly returned his greeting with a great show of disinterest.
    Miles resisted the urge to laugh, to do so would probably further irritate the woman. His gaze swept over her attire, a simple white blouse and black slacks. His brows furrowed in curiosity. She’d brushed what he knew to be her long mane into a straight, tight bun that sat neatly pinned at the nape of her neck.
    There was something about the way she carried herself that said “hands off” to the casual observer. It was that same quality that intrigued him.
    “I want to apologize for what happened this morning,” he said. “Gina told me she got our condo’s mixed up.”
    Destiny finished locking her door and turned with a tight smile. “Perhaps I should post a sign on my door directing your harem to the right address.”
    This time Miles did laugh. “A harem? Hardly.”
    Destiny shrugged and strode past