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too busy. Anyway, he wasn’t a monk.
    Jamie set his hands on his hips. “What happened there? She seemed kind of flirty when we were tasting the wine.”
    Yeah, Cam had thought so too, but she’d set him straight. He’d certainly tried—three times, and that was his rule: three strikes, and he was out. Total bummer because he’d really liked her. She was funny and smart. He could’ve talked wine with her into the wee hours. Now he was disappointed that he never would.
    Cam lifted a shoulder as he answered his brother. “It’s no big deal. Just no connection there.”
    Luke blew out a breath. “Too bad. Man, her friend was pretty eager, though. She stalked me all night.”
    The tall one with the long, dark hair and the sultry eyes. Very attractive, and yeah, she’d hung around, even after Brooke had gone. “I saw that,” Cam said. “What happened?”
    Luke shrugged. “Nothing.”
    “You give me shit about being a player, but you’re a regular hermit when it comes to female companionship.”
    Luke arched a brow. “And how would you know?”
    Cam nodded toward Jamie. “Because you live with him, and you apparently hardly ever date.”
    Luke elbowed Jamie in the arm. “What the hell, bro?”
    Jamie elbowed him back. “What the hell is right. You don’t date. No big deal. I guess it’s because of your ex back in California, but who knows, since you never want to talk about her.”
    Luke made a noise that was half snort and half scoff. “Whatever. I’m grabbing some lunch, then heading back out.” He’d spend the rest of the day with his vines.
    “I’ll join you later,” Hayden called after him.  
    Luke waved his hand as he started up the stairs to the uppermost floor, where they all had offices with bathrooms—and what Cam was most after: a shower.
    “I’m running home for lunch,” Hayden said. He and his wife, Bex, had built a house last year on a couple of acres just up the road. “See you guys in a bit.”
    Jamie turned toward the stairs that Luke had gone up. “I need a shower, and then I’ve got numbers to crunch.”
    “Ditto,” Cam said. “On the shower anyway. Keep your numbers away from me.”
    Jamie was terrifyingly intelligent, with multiple master’s degrees from the London School of Economics. He took care of everything and anything to do with money, and Cam had no doubt he’d see this winery turning a profit in no time.
    Jamie chuckled as they went upstairs together. They parted at the top. Jamie’s and Luke’s offices were on the south side of the building, while Cam’s and Hayden’s were on the north. The center portion was claimed by a large space, some of which would go to employees they would hire down the road, plus a conference room overlooking the vineyard.
    Cam went to his office and beelined for the bathroom he shared with Hayden. While toweling off after his shower, he heard his phone ring. Wrapping the towel around his waist, he dashed out and picked up the receiver, but it was too late.
    He set the phone down and started back toward the bathroom, then froze at the sound of a feminine voice.
    “Hello?”
    The query came from outside his office. He went to his door, which was ajar, and peered through the space. At the same moment, Brooke Ellis’s blue-green gaze connected with his.
    And here he was in nothing but a towel. He stifled a smile at his luck.
    “Uh, I can come back later,” she said, clearly trying not to look south of his face and failing miserably.
    “No, it’s fine. Come in.” He opened the door wider.
    She hesitated.
    “You can sit while I get dressed,” he said.
    Her eyes widened briefly. “Really, I can come back later. Or wait out here.”
    He laughed. “I wasn’t going to get dressed in front of you. Unless you want me to.”
    Pink bloomed in her cheeks. “Clearly, I don’t.”
    “I have chairs in here. And a couch.” Her eyes widened again, and again he tried not to laugh. “That you can sit on while I go into the bathroom,