Baby Comes First
“He looked very handsome in his charcoal gray suit and brilliant white shirt. Hannah asked, “Are you going to court today?”
“No, just the usual round of meetings. I should be home by eight or nine.”
Another late night, she thought sadly. It seemed that he worked late every night. When she was his secretary, she’d always gone home at five, so she wasn’t certain whether his late nights were his usual work pattern, or a new development.
“Don’t bother to hold dinner. I’ll eat something at the office....”
He sounded very husbandly, but then, he had years of practice with Gloria. He leaned down to give her a good-bye kiss, a chaste salute on her cheek.
Hannah didn’t know if the kiss was for her benefit, or to keep Mrs. Parker from wondering about their relationship. Mrs. Parker had been startled to discover that he was sleeping in the guest bedroom, but surprisingly, she had said nothing.
But Luke wasn’t one to worry about others’ opinions, Hannah thought, so perhaps he wanted to kiss her good-bye.MoreLess
“No, just the usual round of meetings. I should be home by eight or nine.”
Another late night, she thought sadly. It seemed that he worked late every night. When she was his secretary, she’d always gone home at five, so she wasn’t certain whether his late nights were his usual work pattern, or a new development.
“Don’t bother to hold dinner. I’ll eat something at the office....”
He sounded very husbandly, but then, he had years of practice with Gloria. He leaned down to give her a good-bye kiss, a chaste salute on her cheek.
Hannah didn’t know if the kiss was for her benefit, or to keep Mrs. Parker from wondering about their relationship. Mrs. Parker had been startled to discover that he was sleeping in the guest bedroom, but surprisingly, she had said nothing.
But Luke wasn’t one to worry about others’ opinions, Hannah thought, so perhaps he wanted to kiss her good-bye.MoreLess
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