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“I got that, too. And when it comes right down to it, that’s all you had to say. You don’t owe me an explanation.”
She looked at him strangely, then lowered her head. Neither of them moved. Seconds ticked by while he stared at the way her hair grew in a swirling pattern around the crown of her head. Finally he said, “When did you decide?”
“I knew when I left here last time that I wouldn’t come back. But I fretted over it, and didn’t tell Foster of my decision until two weeks ago.”
“Why didn’t you call to tell me then?”
“We decided to wait and see if I was pregnant before we told you. If I was, it would be a moot point. I thought the matter was settled.” The red top expanded with the deep breath she took, straining the white buttons. “But Foster has spent the past two weeks trying to change my mind.”
“He still wants his baby conceived the natural way.”
“Yes. He hasn’t really applied pressure, but he’s made his wishes known. He’s made it clear how disappointed he’ll be if we change course now. He’s used every tactic he knows to try to persuade me that we should continue as planned, at least through several more cycles.”
“Only he didn’t persuade you.”
“No.”
“Then why didn’t you call and tell me the deal was off? Why are you here?”
“Because I let Foster think he finally wore me down.” Her gaze moved around the room, then came to rest for several seconds on the third button of his shirt before moving up to meet his eyes. “He kept after me until I agreed to meet you one last time. If I don’t conceive today, he said, he promised, he would never ask me to come here again and will agree to switching to a clinical method.”
Griff assimilated that. “One last time.”
“Yes.”
“Today.”
“Yes.”
“So he thinks we’re—”
“Yes.”
“But we’re not.”
“He’ll never know, will he? He’ll think this time had the same result as the previous three.”
“Only the two of us will know different.”
“Unless you tell him.”
“Your secret is safe with me.”
“I hate that word,” she said with obvious anguish. “I don’t like keeping secrets from my husband.”
She looked beyond him toward the hallway that led to the bedroom, and her gaze stayed fixed on it so long that Griff looked over his shoulder to see what could possibly be holding her attention. The hallway was empty. He thought she might be seeing into the bedroom, seeing them moving together, seeing herself coming. That would be a secret she would want to keep from her husband.
He came back around just as she looked up at him. Their gazes held for several long moments, then she gestured at the front door. “Well…”
“Your meeting.”
She gave a wan smile. “There’s no meeting.”
“I know.” He returned her smile, but he didn’t feel it.
She reached behind her back for the doorknob. “Don’t forget your jacket.”
“Right.”
