“She barely heard the brief conversation about breakfast her mind was spinning so badly. She drew the caftan close around her, like a shield, and sat quietly on the sofa until the door closed again. She was trembling all over with reaction, hating the interruption even as she was grateful for it. He’d humbled her again, and she’d let him. Would she never learn?“Shelby…” he began quietly.She straightened her shoulders and got up, the reason for her presence in this house coming back to her with s...taggering force.“The funeral…” she murmured. “I’ve got to call Brad and see when he wants us to meet him at the funeral home.”There was a long silence between them. She heard him sigh roughly. “I’ll call him for you. Give me his number.”She nodded and went to get it from her purse. His voice was as curt and controlled as ever. The funeral was a nightmare of flashing camera bulbs, questions fired from all sides by newsmen and gossip columnists, and sobbing from Maria’s heartbroken public.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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