"They didn't wake till late. When they did, the kids didn't hesitate to separate the drapes and place plates to taste the pancakes mom would make. Nick's mate created the greatest baked and braised meals, from marinated steak in paste to chilled veal, even charbroiled meat on the grill. Nicole hated waste but rarely overate, trying to maintain her weight and shape-without spanx. And she decorated their renovated cave in an ornate way.
Since their first date, he rated her not as a ten or an eight but as more deserving of a cape than any lady to grace the earth's face. But his wife was...