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choked out.
    “Would it have changed anything, or would you have left me eventually anyway?”
    “I don’t know,” she replied despondently, “I honestly don’t know.”
    Tears filled her eyes when he nodded slowly then turned and walked away.

Chapter 5
    Logan poured the coffee then added a dab of cream to Shelby’s cup of the steaming brew.  “There will be no divorce,” he said in a voice meant to deter any further discussion.
    “A separation then,” Shelby braved a reply.
    He speared a piece of omelet, chewing it thoroughly before shaking his head.   “No.   We have been separated for six months and it did not work out for either of us.”
    “Maybe it didn’t work out for you, but I was doing just fine,” she lied.
    Logan’s expression remained impassive.   “I think not, cara mia .   You have lost weight, a sure sign of depression, and you spend your days staring out at the ocean or not bothering to get out of bed at all.”
    Shelby’s fork slipped from her fingers and clattered onto her plate.   “How…how could you know that?”   Her eyes widened in disbelief.   “You had someone watching me?”
    “Only for the past week.   Until last Monday, I did not know where you were.”
    “So you sent someone to spy on me instead of coming here yourself?  Why would you do that?”
    Logan polished off his omelet then leaned back in his chair, eyeing her over his cup of coffee.   “I wanted to make certain you did not have a…visitor staying with you.”
    “A lover you mean.”
    “Yes, a lover.”
    “And are you convinced I don’t have one?”
    “I would not be here if I thought otherwise.”
    Shelby picked up her fork and concentrated on finishing her omelet.   So it was okay for him to have an affair but not the other way around?   Obviously, he thought she was clueless as far as his blonde bimbo went or it would have dawned on him why she’d run off and filed for divorce.   Being unfaithful was the one unforgiveable sin she’d once told him, and fool that she was, Shelby had soaked it up like a sponge when Logan pulled her into his arms and swore on his life that she was the only woman he ever wanted to make love to.   But that was right after they’d married so maybe he just hadn’t gotten bored with her yet and honestly believed what he was saying.
    And yet…she couldn’t dismiss the way Logan looked her when he let his guard down long enough for her to see his heart in his eyes.   There was a tenderness there that couldn’t be denied, but was it love?   Shelby rewound all the intimate moments they’d shared and was numbed by the realization that Logan had never once said he loved her.   Oh, he’d shown her in a million different ways how much he cared for her, but he had never actually said the words.  
    He’d told her he wanted her and needed her, that he loved being with her and even that she was sexually desirable, but she couldn’t recall a single time he’d come right out and said I love you.   Did that mean he didn’t love her or only that he was incapable of saying it?   Surely it was more than pride or pressure from his family that had kept Logan from signing the divorce papers.
    Shelby wanted so badly to believe he loved her so she could put an end to the lonely, barren life she’d endured over the past six months.  She wanted to be the insanely happy woman she’d once been, but how could she when there were so many doubts crowding her mind?   She pushed her plate away, surprised to find she’d eaten every last bite.   She reached for her coffee and took a few sips before stealing a quick glance at Logan then nearly dropped the cup when she caught the intensity of his gaze.  
    It was the same calculating look he wore when that sharp edged mind of his was figuring out the best way to manipulate a business deal and insure everything worked to his advantage.   It was unnerving to have that shrewd intellect directed at her, especially knowing that