Chapter 35: The man who still wants you

"You look beautiful," he said huskily, his gaze admiring. Lindi smiled at him and brushed her hands down her sides in a nervous gesture she couldn't control. He pulled out her chair and then went to sit opposite her.

They were both careful to stay away from subjects like trust and paternity.

"Tell me why you flinched when we played ball?" he asked when they drank their coffee after a simple but delicious dinner and dessert.

Lindi glanced down at her cup, idly moved her finger over the rim. "You looked like the man I fell in love with, the man who betrayed me, who left me pregnant and alone, vilified by the press, unable to find a job." She sounded like a whiny idiot, but the words wouldn't stay inside her. They'd been burning on her tongue.

"The man who still wants you," he said.