She looked incredible. Worn, comfortable jeans hugged her hips and tapered down to black booties. The black V-neck sweater showed a hint of cleavage. I kept my eyes on her face, but my peripheral vision picked up the smooth, creamy skin of her neck and bit of her collarbone. She was sexy without even trying. “That’s good to hear.”

“Come on in.”

I knew they had met with a lawyer, and I was dying to find out how it went, but I didn’t want to ask.

“Can I get you a drink?” she asked. She plucked a wineglass off the table with her slender fingertips and motioned for me to follow her into the kitchen. “This is a merlot.”

I needed a clear head. “No, thanks. I need to be sharp for tomorrow.” I knew that if I started drinking now, I would continue until my excitement of being close to Parker dulled and that would take at least a bottle. I couldn’t afford to drink that much tonight. She handed me a glass of ice water.

“Let’s have a seat in the living room. Are you ready for the game?”

I gave her a look. “Let’s not talk about football. Tell me about your day. You sometimes volunteer at the school. What do you do when you aren’t being a mom or a wife?”

“As much as I love my children, it’s nice to have adult time. I have Pilates on Mondays and Fridays. I have book club on Wednesday nights. The rest of the time I’m either fielding calls for Grayson’s charity or volunteering in the classroom. My life is very simple,” she said.

It was far from that. I had a simple life. “I definitely don’t think it’s that.”

“You’re right. It’s not simple, but it’s going to be soon. We met with the lawyer today.”

“Oh?” I told myself to act only mildly surprised. I knew Grayson left after films today for personal reasons. “How’d that go?”

“It went well. The girls and I will stay here at the house. We’re figuring out custody because we want equal time. I’m sure the sooner we get it done, the happier we’ll all be.”

I wanted to know more, but I had to be delicate about it. “I have so many questions, but I know it’s not my place.”

She finished her glass and kicked off her boots before folding her legs underneath her. “There’s not much to tell. You know everything really.”

“What about you? Why didn’t you put yourself first? I know you said it was because your parents were jerks about it, but that’s a huge sacrifice.”

She ran her fingertips delicately over the cashmere throw she pulled from the back of the sofa to cover her lap. “I felt it was punishment.” That didn’t sound like the Parker I knew.