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come home?”
    He shook his head. “No wife. My friend and I split before I left home. She didn’t like the traveling part of this job.”
    â€œI’m sorry.” Instantly, Tia’s heart went into sympathy mode. Without thinking, she reached across the table and squeezed his hand reassuringly. A muscle leaped to life under her fingertips as he held on to her hand for a second longer than necessary.
    â€œSome things are meant to end. Patrice and I were one of them.”
    â€œDo you have children?”
    â€œNo. Not yet. But I want a big family. I believe it’s my turn. Are you from the Detroit area?”
    Tia nodded. “Yes. Born and raised here.”
    â€œWhat about your family?” Chris asked.
    Sunshine returned with their drinks, placed the glasses in front of them, and then took their food orders. He added a small basket of bread before making a quiet retreat.
    â€œI come from a medium-sized family.” Tia took a sip from her glass. The lemonade tasted tart and sugary, just the way she liked it. “I have three brothers and one sister. My twin.”
    â€œTwins! That means there’s another one out there just like you?”
    â€œNo, nothing like me, except for our looks. Nia’s very different.” Tia laughed softly, getting a mental image of her twin with her soft bob and tight, colorful clothes.
    Chris took a sip, rolled the wine over his tongue, and then swallowed. “I have a large family also. Big Catholic tribe. There are nine of us. I have five sisters and three brothers.”
    Tia blew out a puff of air. “Wow! I thought we were a large group.” She tore off a piece of bread and buttered it. “Where are you from? Adam didn’t say much about you. Do you live in Paris?”
    He took another sip from his glass. “I know you probably won’t believe this, but there are other cities in France.”
    â€œI know,” Tia admitted bashfully. “But Paris is the one that comes to mind first.”
    â€œShame on you.” He strummed his finger at her. “Not enough geography while you were in school.”
    She laughed. Chris joined in. The rich, warm sound filled the room.
    â€œI grew up in the city of Nantes. It’s on the west side of France,” Chris explained.
    Leaning more comfortably against the vinyl seat, Tia asked, “How did you end up at Gautier?”
    â€œReynolds recruited me during my final year at the university.”
    â€œAdam said the same thing. Reynolds is a very clever man.”
    â€œYes, he is.” Chris broke off a piece of bread and chewed on it. “Reynolds is a major benefactor for the university.”
    â€œDid he go there?”
    â€œYes. But he’s more than a pretty face with a checkbook. He spends time on campus and conducts entrepreneurial workshops for students and faculty.”
    â€œVery nice. I didn’t know that.” Definitely more than a pretty face, Tia thought.
    â€œReynolds doesn’t brag. He likes things to be quiet.” Chris smiled.
    It captivated Tia. She found herself in a momentary daze.
    â€œWhat?” he questioned. “Is there something between my teeth?”
    Tia snapped out of her trance and decided to admit the truth. “Sorry. You have such a beautiful smile. I couldn’t help admiring it.”
    â€œThank you. So do you.”
    His compliment filled her with pleasure. Tia sat watching this interesting and very different man.
    â€œTell me, how do you know about this place?” Chris waved a hand around the room.
    â€œI’m a Wayne State graduate. My study group came here for meals sometimes.”
    â€œWe’re going to see this campus after lunch, correct?”
    â€œSure.”
    â€œMerveilleux!”
    Sunshine hurried to their booth with an entrée in each hand. He placed a dish on the table in front of Tia and the other before Chris. “These look really good. Enjoy,” he