Plain Jane in the Spotlight. Lucy Gordon

a matter of looks. His face had a magical ‘something’ that spoke of a lust for life, a readiness to dive in anywhere and try anything. He was filled with humour, sometimes bawdy, sometimes cheeky.

      Actually, she mused, the man from heaven can be a bit of a devil. Good for him!

      She remembered how he’d treated her that afternoon—kindly, gently, with warmth and understanding, and she thought she could see those things in his face. Most people would have missed them, she reckoned, but she knew better.

      All right, he was making use of her. But in a way she was making use of him. It was a fair bargain. Now it was time to prepare for the evening in such a way that she would be a credit both to herself and Travis.

      I ought to be grateful, she thought. Lee’s turned his back on me—

      But the next moment she clasped her hand across her stomach, still slim despite her suspicions.

      But things may change, she told herself. I won’t know anything until I’ve told him.

      She refused to believe that he could have dumped her completely after what they had shared. There was still hope.