He stared down at her upturned face. "I can't say I'm not at least a little jealous. I mean you and Clay were together a long time."

"But not like us," she assured him. "Never like us. I never loved him, and he always knew it."

"Okay. If that will make you happy, let's go ahead and do it." He cupped her chin and brushed his mouth over hers. "Just as long as you remember who your Number One guy is."

"As if I could ever forget," she laughed and leaned over to pick ...