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‘The eternal flame,’ Cameron mused ‘A memorial Appropriate’ He paced to the , hands in his pockets, stared out for a longyou need?’

‘For now, yes A memorial to whom?’

An expression of barely veiled regret crossed his face before he blinked it away and a wistfulness crept into his eyes, a small smile tipped his mouth ‘Someone I knew Someone I owe’

Who had he known? Who did he owe? Why didn’t he tell her?

Because this arrangement was only temporary, she reminded herself She didn’t need to know his life history And this was the right choice of the him This was the eht—and it obviously resonated with him

He seemed to shake ahatever it was that put the shadows in his eyes ‘I’ll see you this evening, then’ He spoke briskly as he crossed the room to pick up his briefcase from beside the sofa

Not a hint of the ht with hands andto anyone The only concession he made was a chaste almost impersonal kiss on her cheek ‘Have a productive day’

She was te of last night’s passion but she kept her hands at her sides, remembered their deal and said, ‘You too’

He didn’t even give her tiered in his eyes because he was already walking away, leaving a souvenir of his scent on the air

She stood watching the elevator doors long after they’d closed Long after she’d heard itsand dealing and knocking down buildings

Didi forced the hot memories to the back of her e of lines She needed to do the same Keep it in perspective In three weeks their business would be concluded

Didi did her best work to music so she chose one of her own CDs and slid it into Cameron’s sound system, cranked up the voluy