e quiet street outside the hospital as Kevi

pushed open the passenger door, h

y had already glanced over curiously, so to av

cabin filled with Kevin's familiar scent o

vin leaned over her, his long arm reac

Calista to press her back hard into the leather seat,

s eyes fixed on her tense jaw

such a hurry to dra

ace toward the windo

eement. We each take what we need

driver's seat, and floored the accelerator, launc

t, and Calista gripped the door ha

our mind? Where a

kes in front of an upscale French restaurant in Midto

love compartment, and tossed a sma

ing on the packaging and recognized it a

id stiffly, his eyes dropping to

tighten. A second ago she had been accusing him of never noticing

otten in that ward. Calista pulled her hand back into

for the woman in that ward who nee

dened. He picked up the ointment again and gr

e cap and squeezing out a dab of clear gel before rub

of her hand, and the cool ointment soothed the sting whi

ck as if burned, her v

hat do you actual

m the box on the console an

ght. My grandmother has deman

of his behavior today suddenly made sense-it wa

firm's account," she said, her voice returning to its

collar of her blouse, which had gapped open slig

d suit jacket and threw it straigh

omorrow's tabloids reporting that Mrs. Palmer

, ready to snap at him, when a faint, sweet scent

evin's cologne-it belonged to the bl

wool lapels until her knuckles ached,

is face, she draped it over her shoulder

ou tonight t

at housed her law firm, leaving Kevin alone in the car-behind her came