Chapter 29

She said even though her countenance contradicted her words. Lennox nodded slowly. He totally understood her. She'd been in love and the person she had loved had picked someone else to tie the knot with. The pain was evident in her eyes and her voice shook when she started to talk about the couple whose wedding they would be in attendance. Lennox thought she only wanted to show him off as if to say " yeah, I got myself a fine man!". He felt a pang of pain on her account. Suddenly, he was able to put himself in her shoes and know how she felt. A shame it was that he didn't want to be her man or pose as her man. But if it made her feel better about herself, maybe he'd do it. He'd seen the vulnerable side of her..the part of her that loved and got heartbroken. He'd thought , the first time he met her, that she had a carapace of reserve that one would never pry open. He'd seen her as the stoic and staunch woman who cared more about her career than her romantic life. Just like Kim. Kim!. T