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presented one pink and one orange cocktail along with five bottles of beer. He pushed the drink over towards Lisa as something clicked in his brain.
    “The celebrity wedding?”
    She nodded her head solemnly as she focused on her drink. “Oh yeah. The celebrity wedding.” It was obvious she was trying to be discreet but Adam was curious.
    “Tough customers?”
    Lisa pressed her lips together, as if contemplating what to say. She took a deep breath and looked him in the eye. “The bride – is lovely. A local girl done good who just wants to marry the man she loves.”
    So, that was how Lisa played things. It was what she didn’t say that was important.
    He took a sip out of his bottle of beer. “But Sage’s chocolates didn’t win around the bridesmaids?”
    Lisa gave a shudder and rolled her eyes. “I’m going to have to buy a whole lot more chocolates. I may have to fight you for all the chocolates in the store. Round two is on Tuesday.”
    Adam’s tiny self-preservation streak kicked in. He kind of wished the whole wedding would take off to another state. But Lisa looked worried. More than that, she looked exhausted. Most Hollywood stars were notorious for being demanding. She’d probably spent all day running after people who showed no appreciation.
    For the first time he actually stopped to think what a wedding like this might mean to the people of Marietta. It wasn’t really so surprising that they’d want to help a local girl celebrate her wedding. And what might this actually mean to small-town store like Lisa’s?
    “Are you up for Round Two?” he asked, “or would you rather throw in the towel?”
    “What?” She sat up straighter and looked horrified. She waved her hand. “No way.” There was a glint of determination in her eye. “I make a promise to every woman who steps over my door that I’ll find her her dream dress.” She pointed her finger at Adam and pursed her lips. “Even if they don’t know what that is.”
    He gave her a cheeky grin and leaned forward, grabbing her straw and taking a suck. “Wow.” The sharpness of the daiquiri struck his taste buds. “Those sound like fighting words.”
    She batted his hand away. “Hands off the drink, Dr. Brady. You’ve no idea how much I need this tonight.”
    There was something about the way she said the words. As if this wasn’t just about a bad day in the bridal store. The cheeky grin fell from his face as he leaned a little closer. Close enough that it felt like no one else was around. Close enough that when he inhaled he sucked in the spicy aroma of her perfume. Close enough that all the background noise seemed to cancel out.
    From here he had a close-up view of her perfect skin. The tiny freckles across her bare shoulders and décolletage playing havoc with other parts of him. Close enough to realize just how tantalizing those pale blue eyes were, or how plump her pink-stained lips were.
    Their gazes meshed and for a few seconds he thought she was going to say something else. It was almost as if the words were hovering around the edges of her perfectly formed lips. Then, there was a flash of blue in his peripheral vision and a little jolt at his hip.
    “You’re in my seat, cowboy,” the beautiful blonde quipped. Her eyes widened as she spotted the fresh cocktail. “Oh, great.” Her eyes ran up and down Adam and then back to her friend. “If he’s buying the cocktails then he’s made the first cut.”
    Lisa gave a little smile. “Magdalena, this is Dr. Adam Brady, he started at Marietta Hospital a couple of months ago.”
    Mags raised her eyebrows then lifted her glass towards him. “Finally, someone who isn’t a cowboy around here. Thanks for the drink, Dr. Brady.” Her eyes darted between Lisa and Adam. It was clear she’d picked up on something. He just wasn’t exactly sure what it was.
    The moment between him and Lisa was gone. Lost in the blink of an eye. But now he was curious. For the first time in a long time,