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the workshop to reach them. “You’re working with novices now?” he asked his brother in disbelief.
    “We all start somewhere. But don’t worry. She’s good. See for yourself.” Rett handed Rick the earrings. Turning back to Savannah he assured her, “This is a great design, but you may want to wait to make a decision on which design you use until after we’ve had a few more lessons.”
    “Good idea.” Chewing her bottom lip, she watched Rick as he inspected her work. Talk about being judged. Rett, at least, was an artist, but Rick was all business, he’d look at her work from an entirely different perspective. She told herself she respected his knowledge and his taste.
    And still she held her breath.
    “These are nice, very elegant. I’m impressed,” Rick said. He pinned Savannah with a pointed stare. “So this is what you two have been up to.”
    Ignoring his comment, she focused on his approval: Rick’s words of praise made her feel like a diamond, valuable and brilliant.
    “Why are you down here, Rick?” Rett asked, taking the earrings back.
    “I received some news. The Emerson Group is pulling out of our international deal.”
    “What the heck?” Rett exclaimed, his hands going to his hips in an automatic, challenging stance.
    She understood his confusion. She’d heard how longand hard they’d worked on the international anniversary event and suddenly it was null and void?
    “What happened?” Rett asked. “Jack Emerson seemed excited by the alliance. I can’t believe he changed his mind.”
    “Jack suffered a heart attack last week. That’s why we hadn’t received the final documents. His board of directors invoked the rescission clause,” Rick said heavily.
    “Oh, my God.” Savannah had talked to Emerson a couple of times; she’d liked the older man, finding his bluntness and honesty refreshing. “Is he okay?”
    “He had triple bypass surgery. He’s home and doing fine, but he has some recovery ahead of him.”
    “Man, I’m sorry.” Rett shook his head, showing his support with a clap on Rick’s shoulder. “You’ve worked so hard on this deal.”
    Savannah knew months had gone into Rick’s plans to lease international sites for Sullivans’ Jewels. In the last ten years, he’d taken the family-owned company national by opening stores in Beverly Hills, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Dallas, Chicago and New York. To celebrate the company’s one-hundredth anniversary, he intended to take the company international. That plan might be in jeopardy now.
    “Too hard to give up now,” Rick answered grimly. “I’ve gone through the notes on our alternative choices. I like Crosse International as a close second. Albert Crosse has agreed to meet with me next Tuesday. That gives us a week to regroup and put together a new plan. Savannah, I need you to pull the notes from our earliernegotiations. I want a list of our points of agreement and dispute.”
    “Of course. Rick, you know I’ll work over the weekend if necessary to be ready for the meeting.”
    “Thanks.” Even distracted he sent her a brief glance of appreciation. “But we’ll be traveling over the weekend. Our meeting with Crosse is in London. Since I had the trip planned, he’s offered us a suite at his London hotel. You’ll need to cancel the other reservations.”
    “We?” she exclaimed.
    “Yes, I’ll need you to go with me.”
    “London.” Stunned, Savannah sank onto a nearby stool, pictures of Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey flowing through her mind.
    “Savannah?” Rick brought her back to the moment.
    Everything was moving so quickly she had to stop and clarify. “You want me to come with you to England?”
    “I’ll need you there, yes.” He leaned back against the work counter, his gaze running over her. Not that he saw her; his mind was clearly on business strategy.
    “I can handle the change in reservations, but I’m not sure I can get on the same flight as you.” The thought of