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EPILOGUE

THE TUSCAN SUN shone down as bright as ever, and Helena pulled the brim of her straw hat down to shade her eyes as she watched her niece and nephew chase each other through the grapevines, racing after their new friend Casper.

It had been five years since she and Flynn had first visited Gia’s vineyard, but Helena still felt exactly the same sense of home as she had the first time.

Up ahead, Thea and Zeke quizzed Gia about her growing methods, about how the wine was made, and Gia answered patiently the questions she must have been asked a thousand times before.

Helena tuned them out and focused instead on the warm sun on her shoulders, the buzz of summer insects in the air, and her husband’s hand in her own.

‘This is a wonderful place for a family, don’t you think?’ she asked, and Flynn murmured his agreement.

‘I’m so glad we got to bring Thea and the kids here,’ she went on. ‘It’s good to share this place with them.’

‘It’s been a great holiday,’ Flynn agreed, but Helena knew he was barely listening—too languid and lazy in the sun.

‘Maybe we’ll come back again next year with our own child,’ she said as casually as she could.

Flynn stopped walking and Helena grinned, ducking her head so he couldn’t see.

‘Helena. Are you saying...? Do you think you might be ready to maybe...?’ It wasn’t often Flynn fell over his words. It was kind of nice to hear.

She beamed up at him, loving the amazed wonder on his face. ‘I’m saying it’s a little late for that conversation.’

His eyes widened further. ‘You mean you’re already...? And you’re okay? Do you want to talk about it?’

‘I’m fine,’ Helena assured him, taking his hand and placing it on her still flat stomach. ‘We’re fine.’

‘We said we’d talk about this if you ever changed your mind. I don’t want you to feel—’

‘All I feel is happy—’ Helena interrupted ‘—happy and grateful and loved.’

Flynn let out a long breath. ‘You’re sure?’

‘I’m sure.’ She grinned. ‘And you did say you wanted to be more spontaneous.’

‘I couldn’t have planned this any better,’ Flynn said, and kissed her.

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Read on for an extract from THE HEIR’S UNEXPECTED RETURN by Jackie Braun.