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list.”
    â€œOf course, he’s not invited,” Brigit snapped. “I found him in the garden.”
    â€œWell, you better leave,” Daisy said to Nathaniel. “This is a family affair, and you gave up membership when you walked out on Brigit two years ago.”
    â€œI’m supposed to be here, Brigit will explain.” Nathaniel paused. “Daisy, you’re all grown up. And you’re so glamorous, don’t tell me you’ve gone Hollywood like your sister.”
    â€œI’m twenty-six.” Daisy put a loaf of bread on the tile counter next to an heirloom tomato. She searched in the cupboard and found a jar of mustard and a bottle of olive oil. “I was grown up the last time you saw me, it’s only been a couple of years.”
    â€œI can’t help it if I still remember the little girl who always got stuck in trees.” Nathaniel turned to Robbie. “Robbie, this is Daisy Palmer, the other most beautiful girl in New York and a terrific pastry chef. I stood in line at Cafe Lalo on many Sundays to get her delicious coconut custard cream pie.”
    â€œI quit.” Daisy spread mayonnaise on whole wheat bread. “I’m not a pastry chef anymore.”
    â€œThe Upper West Side must be in mourning.” Nathaniel took a green apple from a ceramic fruit bowl and rubbed it on his shirt. “What are you doing these days?”
    â€œI’m designing clothing.” Daisy layered the bread with prosciutto and lettuce and red onions. “I have my own line of dresses called Daisies, I hope to get them into Bergdorf’s.”
    â€œNathaniel is writing a story on the wedding for HELLO! ” Brigit opened the fridge and took out a bottle of milk. “Don’t tell him anything you don’t want to appear in the pages of a gossip magazine.”
    â€œIs there anything to tell?” Nathaniel picked up half the sandwich and took a large bite.
    â€œI thought about becoming a nun but I don’t like scratchy fabric against my skin.” Daisy took her plate and walked to the round kitchen table. “Now, I really think you should leave. The last thing Brigit needs is to be feeding her ex-husband a sandwich four days before her wedding.”
    â€œBut I’m being paid to gather background material.” Nathaniel wiped his mouth with a napkin. “ HELLO! ’s readers love to get a glimpse behind the scenes.”
    â€œI’m afraid Nathaniel does have to be here.” Brigit turned to Robbie and smiled. “Daisy and Nathaniel still squabble like children. Daisy has never forgiven Nathaniel for ruining an Easter egg hunt. All the other children were collecting eggs but Daisy said she was going to wait for the Easter Bunny to bring them. Nathaniel announced the Easter Bunny wasn’t real and Daisy burst out crying.” She glanced at her watch. “I have to go, I told the florist I’d approve the table arrangements for tonight’s dinner.”
    â€œThere’s a dinner tonight?” Nathaniel sat up straight.
    â€œGrilled octopus followed by moussaka and honey baklava for dessert,” Brigit said.
    â€œGod, that sounds delicious.” Nathaniel wiped his mouth with a napkin. “What time are cocktails?”
    Brigit walked to the door. As she turned around her blue eyes sparkled. “My mother already did the place settings and you’re not invited.”
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    Brigit ran down the steep path to Fira. She rubbed her lips with pink lip gloss and slipped on her oval sunglasses. She didn’t really have an appointment with the florist but suddenly she couldn’t breathe. Even with his blond curls cut short, Nathaniel made her stomach churn and her blood boil.
    She entered a café and ordered a cone of strawberry ice cream. She strolled past boutique windows filled with wide straw hats and soft leather sandals and began to feel better. She was in one of the most