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reason to take two steps back. His temper, always close to the surface, was threatening to erupt.
He got to his feet.  Maybe I do feel guilty, he replied, eyes narrowing.  You wouldn t have been on
the road at night in the first place if you hadn t moved out when it looked as if Kittie might move in.
You never liked Kittie.
She was shocked at the words, and the faint aggression behind them. She moved away from the tree
with the last decoration, a new glass one, in her hand and glared at him.
 How do you give a rattlesnake half a chance, offer it first bite? She made Mrs. Harcourt and Dilly
feel like idiots. She harped on John s age. She wanted me out of the way because I might interfere
with her plans for your money.
He cocked his head and stared down at her. He was getting madder by the minute.  And that s my only
draw for a woman, Gracie, my money?
She stood very still. They were getting into dangerous areas here. The day had started with such
promise. Now it was heading down a dark chasm.  Jason, I never said that.
 Do you know what Kittie said about you? he drawled icily.  She said that the reason you never
married was because you knew I wouldn t support you and some other man. She said you stayed
single deliberately, so that you d have a nice, cushy life.
Her face went several shades lighter. So that was how Kittie had kept him away from Gracie, by
planting giant doubts in his mind.
 You know why I m single.
 Do I? he asked.  I know the reason you gave me. But you aren t that afraid of me, Gracie, he added
in an insinuating tone.  In fact, I ve been the one who s drawn back, every time.
Her face went red. It was true, but he was distorting it. She loved him. That was why she had no
restraint with him. Now he seemed to think that she was the one playing games.
 I m still rich, Gracie, he said bluntly.  And you re a working girl. Aren t you?
That did it. She threw the decoration on the floor and heard it break with a feeling of recklessness.
 Yes, I am, she snapped.  I m a working girl with my own life, and you can thank your stars that I m
independent, can t you? Now you ll never have to ask yourself if I hung around you because you
were rich, because this is the last time I m setting foot in this house!
She grabbed her purse and jacket and headed right out the front door.
 Where the hell do you think you re going? he demanded from right behind her.
 I m going to work! she raged.  My class at the community college starts in two hours. I ll hang
around the canteen and drink coffee! Anything beats sitting here and eavesdropping on your
conversations with your fiancée!
Jason felt like chewing nails. His fists balled beside his narrow hips.  I told you, I broke the
engagement!
 Did you tell Kittie? she challenged sarcastically.
 Damn it!
 That s right, start cussing, she muttered.  That will certainly help!
She jerked open the door of her old car and got in behind the steering wheel. Jason stood there
glowering, his jaw clenched so tight that it was visible even in the car. She started the engine and black
smoke poured out the tailpipe. She wanted to groan. It only emphasized the difference in their
financial status now.
 All right, go teach your damned course and see if I care! he yelled after her.
 I was planning to!
She put the car in gear and groaned again when the engine backfired as she pulled out of the
driveway. The sorry old piece of junk would probably quit at the road and she d have to walk back,
sink her pride and beg for a ride into town. But she was going to start toward Jacobsville, even if she
never made it there.
She felt like crying, but she wasn t giving in to the urge. She was convinced that Jason had no
intention of asking her to marry him, now or ever. He wanted somebody in his bed, but not for keeps.
His opinion of marriage was crystal clear.
Did he still want Kittie? If he didn t, why did he answer her phone calls? And he d tried not to, when
Mrs. Harcourt finally answered the hall phone and almost forced it into his hands. Was he trying to
hide the fact that Kittie phoned him?
She was too confused to think straight. Her life had been going beautifully. Jason was attentive and
affectionate, and it had been like old times, going places with him. Well, not like old times. Not when
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