hen? Partners in crime?" Rhe

ttled over

ething inside her, and by the time evening c

arp notification sound. She kept the towel wrapped around her da

omputer had no protection at all. I've a

l and found a zipped folder waiting for her. Ins

ether, even lying in the same bed, and th

rse, they'd managed to keep it h

e with Gabriel suddenly felt fake, like a

g in her eyes, but her body locked up, a

a crushing weight pressed against he

e transferred the zipped folder onto

our help. Cat

lay flat on her bed and stared into

er bag down at the office before her assistant hurri

Melanie didn't look up, and she failed to notice

got hurt. The chief editor says the interview has to

coffee in one swallow, M

y smile curved across her lips when

orry in his eyes was impossible to miss. Meanwhile, Rhett

bold enough to flirt with his wife watching? Did he

deeply that she'd swallow her pride an

shifted his gaze away from Chelsey and walked toward Melanie

ss Melanie's face. "Why a

y. At sunrise, he dragged me to the east side to line up for bagels, and then he rushed to

the breakfast towar

n at the food and then lifted her eyes toward

ut a distraction. His real reason for s

ike this would've softened her. N

" she said, her voic

ou say no? Cold, Mel. Real cold," Rhett said with a grin,

eep talking like that and you'll scare every woman away. Or are you still hol

emained the only one in his heart. She was already married, and from everything they could see, her marria

kered toward Melanie for a brief second before he looked awa

stared at him

ime, he finally

third party," Gabriel said, and disappointment

hat. She's the one who

and Gabriel didn't

el's focus drifted

ing to a small cut on her hand, her brows d

nly a small scratch, yet he reacted as if something serious had happened. When she'd

ad kept him away, and she'd actually believed h

made her want to laugh

k at all. He'd been busy sha

her, and she despised herself for

e her gaze away. "I've got work to handle, so

lked toward Chelsey and held out a glass