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suitable woman that would fulfill his requirements and s he was more than happy to oblige him. She was tired of seeing him with a different woman on his arm every time she saw him at a public function when he was not attending with her.
    It was the least she could do for him after he had stood by her decision to leave Jake. He was her rock when she needed him. Between him and her best friend Eliza, she had got ten over her parent ’ s death and the broken relationship easier . Generally, Greg ory escorted her to the theater. Of course, the ton kept their eyes on them wondering if a match would be made between the two. Ana did nothing to correct the misconception. It afforded her a little freedom from ardent suitors. She figured Greg ory like d the respite from the women throwing themselves at him as well, at least that is what he said, but she thought otherwise , since women still threw themselves at him constantly.
    "Are you enjoying yourself dear?" Greg ory politely asked. They had been seated and now they were waiting for the play to begin. They had come to see a romance and it was a little overcrowded, as this play was most popular around town.
    "Yes , I love coming here. Are you enjoying the evening ?" She asked a little distracted , as she was looking for people she knew.
    "Yes , I am admiring all the beautiful women , " h e said with a teasing grin.
    "Well, g ood luck at finding someone better than me , " Ana said. They continued their banter until the first act of the play started.
    When the first act of the play concluded, Ana went down to the lobby for something to drink. She was parched. Instead of watching the scenes unfold on stage, they had been sitting there choosing all the available females for Greg ory to approach , and Ana was certain they had found some. During the break, Greg ory went off to get introductions , while they waited for the second act of the play to start.
    Ana thought Eliza would have been a great candidate for Greg ory ‘s wife , but s he kept her opinions to herself. It would be better to let them figure it out for themselves , and s he had faith in the two of them . Anyway, she had her own problems to worry about , and those began when she allowed the Duke of Ashbury into her life. After quenching her thirst, she returned to her seat and waited for Greg ory to sit back down beside her.
    During the second act of the play, Ana was distracted when she spied the Duke and Miss Fairchild enter ing his private box. It would have been difficult not to notice, since his box had remained empty during the last two years. Her heart fluttered , and she felt nausea coming over her. Sarah of all people! She could not believe he would have approached her out of all the women in the city for the season . After all, they were enemies, all being Jake’s fault. Jake had reassured Ana when they had met that Sarah was no one to him and naively she had believed him. However, Sarah had told Ana a marriage contract was in the works when Ana had stepped into her picture perfect life.
    She kept stealing glances at the pair. If she were honest with herself, she would admit she was jealous. In fact, s he was wildly jealous. Ana watched as Jake whispered in Sarah’s ear and her face broke out with laughter. It hurt and she realized she could no longer sit there and watch the man she still loved courting another women . At one time, that was them . No, she must not think like that. Suddenly, Ana decided she would leave before the play ended , so no one would notice her departure.
    “ I would like to go home , Greg ory, " Ana whispered to him. 
    “ You are running away , my dear , " h e softly answered back. She was motionless as his meaning kicked in. He knew! He knew why she wanted to leave . Did that make her a coward?
    “ I don't care. I cannot sit here and watch them sitting directly across from us. You can stay and I will have your driver see me home, " s he heard Greg ory give a heavy sigh.
    “ No, I will