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ase with my essentials, leaving behind everything Jace had ever given me. Then I drove to our sha

I said, placing th

entiss account. Your restaurant concept was the closer." He pushed the letter bac

clothes as yesterday. A faint, cloying scent of Kathie' s floral perfume clung to him. My eyes immedia

e night, he' d noticed a hickey on his neck and had been furious. "Eve, I have a cli

his pristine image, his professional reputation. I'

pink lipstick, I realized it was never

"Jace, talk to your girlfriend. She' s trying to quit

hen in annoyance as he looked at me. He ste

"Are you still upset about last night?" Mark le

athie was in a real jam. You know how much this waterfront project mean

It' s just a piece of paper. We' ll sign it next week. It' s

e emotion he expected. "I' m ju

resign. What will people say? It' ll make Kathie look like she dro

ys? I' d used them all up months ago, covering for him on busine

n wasn't for me, or our company, or our

gaze fixed on that

e. He quickly pulled his collar up. "It's a rash," he said,

hurt anymore. It w

accepting his ridiculou

thought he' d gotten away with it. He thought I was st

make this right. I' ll take you to that new French place tonight, the one

ined s

laying on his lips. He thought he had me. He thought a fan

ing back to Napa. I had planned to

lf-absorption, I realized he didn' t deserve the truth. He did

rve to know wh