CHAPTER 390

Her entire posture stayed tight. Closed off. Skeptical. “Why?”

“A week from today there’s a job I have to be on site for until it’s finished. I’ll be gone for three full weeks. But this week and especially next weekend, I need you to keep up this pretense.” Inwardly, Jack winced at his word choice. What had developed between them hardly felt like make-believe.

“What’s going on next weekend?”

“Convention in Denver.”

Keely scowled. “First I’ve heard of it. A lot has happened. You can’t expect me to remember all of it.”

I’ll remember all of it. The way you taste first thing in the morning. The sweet scent of lilacs surrounding me last thing before I drift off at night. Your eyes glaring at me with anger. Your eyes devouring me with hunger. Your laugh. Your determination. The unquestioning love you have for your family. The way you make love with your heart and soul as well as your body. I’ll never forget any of that.

“Jack?”

“I swore I told you. This is our annual Professional Preservati