Loving Jack by Roberts Nora

Author:Roberts, Nora [Roberts, Nora]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Wheeler Pub.
Published: 1988-01-15T05:00:00+00:00

SIX

Grace sat in the garden area of the Fairmont Olympic just staring out at the fluffy clouds floating peacefully in the sky past the grand floor to ceiling windows. Bright morning sunshine filled the room and warmed her skin. It was too bad the sun’s rays couldn’t also warm that chilly spot in her chest. Grace had to make the decision of a lifetime and she still didn’t know what to do.

She’d risen early with the intent of doing some sightseeing, but Grace hadn’t been able to muster enough enthusiasm for anything more than a delicious breakfast of heirloom frittata at The Georgian Restaurant. Then she’d wandered from the restaurant over to the garden and there she’d sat for the last two hours.

The night before had been eye opening for Grace on several levels. First, and perhaps the most shocking, was that Grace wanted a family of her own, and she wanted it sooner than later. Her hectic existence in New York hadn’t allowed her the time to stop and think about what she really wanted from life. After one night with Rachel and her family, Grace knew she was ready for a different kind of hectic life now. Grace wanted the kind of chaos that came with being a wife and mother. Second, Grace knew that no matter what she decided about Artifex, she wouldn’t be taking the junior executive position at Stein and Watson. As grateful as she was for the opportunities that the company had provided her, Grace couldn’t go on living like a worker bee with no hope of ever being the queen. She’d become restless and unhappy in New York. It was time to move on. Third, Grace had to come to terms with the fact that no matter how desperately her heart ached for Jack, she would never find her “happily ever after” with him.

Rachel and Grace had debated the merits of Grace giving Jack a chance to get his head out of his ass before she gave up on him. Rachel was convinced that Jack was doing what he thought was the right thing for Grace and Artifex by staying away from her while she made a decision about taking the CEO position. Grace might have believed that before she’d seen the picture of the loving couple Jack and Matthew had been. Now she had trouble not comparing his current behavior to his behavior back when they were in school. Something Victor said to her on the day of Jack’s father’s funeral kept running around her mind.

“He occasionally gets a taste for pussy . . . It’s no big deal.”

Rachel believed Jack was gay, not bisexual, because she’d never seen him with a woman. In nearly six years of friendship and partnership he had never been seen with a woman. But Jack had kissed Grace and promised to do more. So what? Was that really a big deal? Not really. He’d probably remembered what a pain in the ass she’d been in college about sharing his affection and had thought better of being entangled with her again.

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