A Sensible Arrangement (2014)
“She’d just bent down to retrieve her book when she spied someone hurrying away from the house. Alice had mentioned someone sneaking around the stable—could this be the same man? She strained to catch another glimpse in the fading light, but the man was gone.
A glance at the clock showed it was nearly time for Jake to return from work. Marty determined to speak with him on the matter to see what he thought.
Jake . . . The thought of Jake and what had happened last Friday evening between them had plagued Marty for nearly a week. She could still feel his warm hand against her cheek. Still see the desire in his eyes. She had never expected to have a man look at her like that again. Furthermore, she hadn’t wanted one to. Until now.
“I’m being silly,” she said aloud, straightening a piece of bric-a-brac on the nearest table. “We went into this arrangement fully aware that neither of us wanted a real marriage.”
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