Down from the Cross by Joyce Livingston

Author:Joyce Livingston [Livingston, Joyce]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781620292075
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2005-09-15T04:00:00+00:00

Again, on Friday, Keene spent most of the day in his bedroom, the faint sounds of Down from the Cross filtering out from the crack beneath his door. Though neither mentioned their impromptu kisses, their relationship had changed. Jane couldn’t exactly put her finger on it, but Keene’s smile radiated tenderness, and his voice sounded a little softer. Several times during the day when they would pass in the hall or at lunch, he would slip an arm about her waist and pull her to him.

She even noticed her own response to him had changed. She no longer thought of him as her boss or the famous opera singer, but as… What was he to her? She was not quite sure. However, she knew her feelings toward him had changed drastically in the past twenty-four hours. Her every thought now centered on him. Her actions centered on him, too. She wanted to please him in every way. She also noted how much more protective she had become of him. No more did she pass phone calls to him that she thought he might not want. She screened them closely as if she were the FBI. No one could get to him without satisfying her that the call was important. I am being ridiculous, she told herself when she hung up from a very heated discussion with a fan who insisted on speaking with Keene. Who do I think I am anyway? I am certain he got along just fine before I came along!

The next call came from his agent, Brian Totten. She put the call through immediately and went back to work filing some of the new music he had ordered. But suddenly, even with the door closed to Keene’s room, she could hear him shouting at Brian. She couldn’t make out the words, but obviously Keene was upset about something.

Five minutes later, he stormed into the office. “I can’t believe the gall of that man!”

Jane spun her chair around to face him. “Is… is there a problem?”

He towered over her, his hands on his hips, his eyes blazing.

“Yes, there’s a problem. He is having a fit because I agreed to do this for your church. Not because he’s afraid of me taking the time away from my preparation for next year’s season, but because he’s worried about getting his commission! Can you believe that? With all the money I’ve paid him over the years!”

She rose and placed a hand on his arm. “I’m sorry, Keene. I never meant to cause trouble between you and Brian.”

He shook his head as if trying to shake off his negative feelings, then wrapped his arms about her and pulled her close, nestling his chin in her hair. “You haven’t caused any problems, Jane. Brian and I have a round like this a couple of times every year. But what really ticks me off is the trouble the union is giving me.”

Her jaw dropped. “Is there a chance you won’t be—”

“No, don’t even think it.

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