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.Lane hunched his wide shoulders again, as if the matter was of little concern to him.`I didn't engineertheir meeting, if that's what you're thinking,' he advised wryly.`Except indirectly, of course!' The bittersweet gibe was out before she could halt it, and she promptly setabout adding a defensive rejoinder.`That is, if there is any such attraction on Kent's part!'`Oh, there's something there all right,' he was not averse to assuring her.`Anyone with half an eye couldsee that, and I'm sure not the only one who's noticed it.Jenna pressed her lips together indecisively, unsure as to how she should reply in order to give theimpression she was not upset, yet without making him suspicious as to just why the news had notaffected her as much as he evidently anticipated, or wanted.Unwittingly, it was Lane who came to heraid.`Surprise, huh?' he goaded.`Wasn't it meant to be?' The touch of acid in her tone was not faked.His expression indicated indifference, but she was not fooled.`So what do you intend doing now?'`Getting on with my work.if that's acceptable to you,' she returned glibly.Not for anything would shereveal she intended doing nothing about Kent's apparent defection.Her tacit insinuation that it was none of his business had her undergoing a measuring glance for a minuteand then he half tilted his head as if losing interest.`It could be best,' he granted.`Otherwise you mightfile:///E|/My%20Library/books/ROMANCE/kerry%20allyne/1984%20%20legally%20bound%20TXT/legally%20bound.txt (62 of 80)05/05/2010 14:45:11file:///E|/My%20Library/books/ROMANCE/kerry%20allyne/1984%20%20legally%20bound%20TXT/legally%20bound.txtbe wanting to work overtime in order to catch up and at those rates it could be cheaper for me to pay forthe repairs to my car myself.' His lips twitched tauntingly.The reminder had Jenna aiming him a fulminating glare and making her exit with as resounding a slamof the door as he had executed when she entered.However, as week followed week and Kent's communications gradually became more stilted as theirfrequency decreased, it was soon obvious that his interest was, as Lane had implied, becoming centredelsewhere.A circumstance Jenna accepted with relief actually.Feeling as she did about her husbandagain, despite their seemingly endless verbal confrontations, it would have been impossible for her tocontinue with their relationship, and at least this way their association could come to an end without herhaving to dissemble as to the reasons why she wanted to make the break.With no one to distract her thoughts from Lane now, though, and especially when her hours of workbegan resuming a more regular pattern as less reorganisation was required to maintain the company'ssteady improvement, it became increasingly difficult for her to put her husband out of her mind for anylength of time and, in consequence, she started to give serious consideration to leaving the firm after all.Since Lane appeared in no hurry to return to head office, she doubted her ability to successfully disguisefor much longer the depressing anguish that always seemed to assail her while in his disturbing presencewithout him sensing the cause for her uncustomarily subdued behaviour-not even the exasperating smilehe bestowed on her every pay day when she grudgingly handed over the requisite repayments for his carinduced more than a briefly reproachful glance in response nowadays-and she looked forward to theapproaching Christmas holidays she intended spending with her parents as a welcome interlude in whichto make her final decision.Nevertheless, when they did finally arrive they were not nearly as conducive to logical reasoning asJenna had hoped because her parents were, unknowingly, all too effective in not allowing her to excludeLane from her thoughts, even temporarily or partially, as their interested questions regarding himconstantly defeatedher
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