Chapter Fourteen
She might have gone on believing that had she not accidentally encountered Larry in the grocery store one afternoon. At 3:00 on a Tuesday afternoon, it was difficult to imagine what reason he’d have for shopping for produce an hour from his home and office, but she didn’t ask any questions. He spotted her but didn’t speak, leaving it up to her to approach him if she would.
Jessica felt trapped. There was no way she could ignore him at this close range. She suspected that he’d come there on purpose, that he’d orchestrated this “coincidental” meeting, but even so, she couldn’t pass him by. She felt something more than cornered, though. He literally took her breath away. She stood motionless for a moment, simply staring at the sun-worn skin of his face, at his strong and ca
