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business.”
    â€œOf course it is,” Sara said, her blue eyes crinkled at the edges with concern, making her look so much like their mother. “You still own your equal part. We should’ve consulted you.”
    She wasn’t really helping their cause, but he wouldn’t put it past the others to have talked her out of contacting him about this before hiring Bex.
    â€œIf you have a problem with her working here, just say the word,” Kyle said. “We completely screwed the pooch here, and we’ll make it right, bro.”
    By rescinding their job offer? Whatever history he and Bex shared, she didn’t deserve that. Even if it was surprising that she’d accepted it in the first place—she’d been eager to leave Ribbon Ridge five years ago and had done so in a hurry. “Did she apply for the job or did you guys ask her?” The answer mattered to Hayden, and it shouldn’t have.
    Liam answered. “We contacted her at Dad’s behest. He’s ready to lighten his load, especially with Archer splitting into separate entities.”
    Liam was taking over the real estate arm and wrapping it into his Lion Properties, which he’d started in Denver with great success. His company would now be headquartered here, where he planned to live with Aubrey. The brewery side was going to be overseen by Derek, and they were expanding the operation from their chain of ten brewpubs to bottling, something Dad had been resistant to in the past.
    â€œDad wanted her?” It wasn’t the answer Hayden had expected, but it was probably the most palatable. And he shouldn’t be surprised. Bex had interned with Dad after college, and he would’ve offered her a permanent job if there’d been anything open at the time.
    â€œAdamantly,” Kyle said. “This is a good step for him. With everything he’s gone through the past year and a half, we’ve been hoping he’ll at least semiretire. If we don’t keep Bex, we’ll have to find someone else he approves of.”
    In other words, they needed Bex. And just like that, Hayden did what he always had: He rolled over and let his family rule. “It’ll be fine. You offered her the job, she’s here, Dad wants her, it’s all good.” Good? She’d be living here in Ribbon Ridge, working with his family, a constant reminder of the haze Hayden had lived in for four years as he’d struggled to get over her. The job in France was looking more attractive by the minute.
    Oh fuck it anyway. They didn’t need him here. They were running things fine without him, and back in Burgundy he was needed.
    â€œI wasn’t going to mention this until later, but it might relieve you to know that I won’t be here, so it doesn’t really matter that Bex will be working here.”
    â€œWhat do you mean?” Sara asked.
    â€œI’ve been offered the assistant winemaker position, and I’m going to take it.” He hadn’t decided until that moment, but yeah, it seemed the right choice. For someone who once thought he’d never leave Ribbon Ridge, he now wondered what it would take to lure him back.
    Kyle shook his head. “Wow, that’s crazy.” He smiled and reached over to clap Hayden on the bicep. “Congrats, that’s awesome. I’m so proud of you.”
    â€œThanks, but keep it quiet for now. I haven’t talked to Mom and Dad yet. I’m heading over there now.”
    Tori flinched. “Uh, just so you know, Bex will be staying in the garage apartment for a few weeks until she finds a place. The rental market is pretty tight around here just now.”
    Hayden had been well aware of the real estate market in Ribbon Ridge before he’d left, and it didn’t sound much different now. Real estate was a good portion of their family business—the one he’d actually worked for while they’d all been scattered to the four