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My feeling of brilliance lasted until I tripped on my dress at the door of the restaurant and literally fell into Adaire’s arms.
Fortunately, the evening only improved from there. Adaire gently set me back on my feet, but then he didn’t remove his hand from the small of my back as he pointed me toward our table in the back of the restaurant. Aaran, I noticed, simply gestured for Beattie to go ahead of him, so I thought maybe we weren’t going to have a “brothers and best friends” love situation here after all. Still, everyone was smiling, including me, even though I could still feel the blush of embarrassment on my cheeks.
At Beattie’s request, Aaran ordered a bottle of white wine for us, and then he told us about the fish that was probably freshest from the boat today. The three of th
