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When she drew back, Jack pulled her close against hiroup, "I’reed to beco she knew, Allen had popped a bottle of chalass for everyone How, she wondered, could Allen have known to have cha it was just the cynical part of her that kept trying to rise up to ruin everything, she figured it wasn’t at all ine on ice to celebrate the end of their successful ca launch

"I’m so happy that you found true love," Gerry said as he drew her into his arht

While it occurred to her that Gerry was the only one in the room who had truly looked surprised at Jack’s announcement, she assumed that was because he was the only one of them who knew her history and how badly she’d been hurt before

When he h she was only a few sips in, Mary could already feel the chalass down

She was just about to head into her dressing room to do her hair and makeup for the photos, when Larry said, "Hey, now that you and Jack are engaged, what do you guys think about taking soether with the Pocket Planner?"

Mary’s gut clenched reflexively at the suggestion that they use ies of the two of them as a couple to sell Jack’s invention, but even as she orking to push away the twinge, Jack was shaking his head

"Mary’s the face of our product She’s the one people want to see using the Pocket Planner, not an engineer who’s worked out of a garage for the past ten years"

"Actually," Howie said as he rubbed his chin thoughtfully, "you two do look good together Really good Layla even pointed it out to ht at the bar I wouldn’t be at all surprised if people responded just as well to the two of you as they do to Mary Andcould help pull in even ht down theher not to be so stupid a second ti in love with the founder of the company played any part But she loved Jack and wanted the very best for hi over the past thirteen years told her that the two of theood

She looked at Jack and sood idea Let’s do it"

Jack took her in his arms, clearly concerned about the decision she’d just inal plan, Mary I don’t want you to have any regrets Not now Not ever"

For his ears only, she said, "Your dream is just as important to me as it is to you I think e it to all those years of working in your garage to convince people to give your invention a chance any e can" She lifted her hand to his face and so wild for this face of yours"

Gerry had picked up his canant ave a small nod Larry handed them the Pocket Planner, and she held on to both Jack and his drea

Several hours later, Gerry declared that they had h fantastic pictures and headed out to develop them immediately in his darkroom so that they could create the final ad in time for the launch

Mary realized she’d never had that much fun in front of the camera before She’d always been able to perfor her, but when she was in Jack’s ar else had truly disappeared It had been totally different fros had been when she’d shot the ads with Romain Fun, rather than serious Impromptu, rather than planned

Jack was, as she’d suspected, a natural in front of the ca over every frarapher wouldn’t be the only one Rugged, h deive up engineering, he could walk right into a very lucrative career in front of the caive up his work, not when his brilliantahead to the next invention

Mary went into the dressing roo back out when she overheard Larry and Howie talking excitedly, their voices traveling down the hall to her

"Can you believe hoell this is all going?" Larry said to Howie "Thank God, alked past Mary’s photo shoot that day in Union Square"

She sed her life, in the reed to Jack’s ht when he told us yesterday afternoon that the press is going to eat up the way the two of then He’s already put out so to be lots of interest already That’s probably why he left so fast after the celebration this ohis ring"

Allen had known about her and Jack yesterday afternoon? He’d talked to Howie and Larry about it and how the press was going to love seeing Jack’s ring on her finger?