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Mary frowned Was that what her supposedly gla life had turned into? Fine, content, comfortable? If that was all she had to show for her adventurous life, had it really been worth turning her back on her old life? After all, she could have stayed in Italy and gotten married to the first boy who proposed and ended up with fine, content and cohts that she walked right into Gerry’s studio and opened the door to his darkrooht above the door

"Shut the door!"

Soraphers were yellers, but not Gerry In fact, she couldn’t ever re his voice…until now Mary sla over the print he’d lost because of her stupid y couldn’t fix a thing "I don’t knohat I was thinking"

But she knew perfectly hat she’d been thinking She’d been trying to convince herself that not being te Yet she had as little restraint when it ca him

The harder she tried to push hi the ruined photo into the trash, Gerry turned to face her "I take it Jack hasn’t called?"

The rooh that her friend couldn’t see the truth in her eyes "He’s just doing what I asked him to do"

"I’ve known you for more than a decade, and I’ve never seen you like this" Gerry cocked his head and pinned her with his deep photographer’s gaze "That’s why you agreed to take on this ca so hard on it? You’ve fallen for the brilliant--and gorgeous--engineer"

Allen had co to be very glad she’d given up her fee in favor of a portion of the profits Of course, she didn’t tell the chairether in the diner she’d fallen head over heels for hi he wanted more from her than pie and conversation Gerry, on the other hand, had seen right through her

"I’ve tried so hard to keep my head on my shoulders around Jack, but…"

She found it extre If it were si through her was so much deeper than that

She knew better than to want this iven her heart to someone, they’d tossed it aside without a care And yet, she hadn’t been able to stop herself where Jack was concerned