He was being polite and dead inside as I watched him with my mother, and I felt a twinge of jealousy along with a little pain in my chest. For starters, I probably wouldn't have needed to get married in the first place if I could hide that well. Nevertheless, despite having very different personalities, we had both ended up there.

My mother continued to talk as I followed them to the car, and Luke nodded formally. His eyes landed on mine.

As we continued to stare at each other, I momentarily felt a passion rekindle within him, and my breath caught.

Then he turned away,. He slid into the...