Seeing Forever by Vanessa Devereaux Page A

away. It wasn’t until she found
herself gasping for breath that she realized. She sneaked in another peek
before he covered his torso.
    This
is wrong, so wrong.
    She turned to hurry back into the guest room but the
floorboard directly under her right foot creaked. Luc might be without his
sight but his hearing was sharp, because he turned in her direction.
    “ Katey ?” he asked.
    She had to own up. Of course not to the fact that
she’d been standing there ogling him, but that she was now in the hallway.
    “Yes. Do you need any help getting back downstairs… jeez, I know I shouldn’t be asking you that sort of thing.”
    She closed her eyes. It was the first time since
she’d met him that she’d wished she could take back something she’d said.
    “Sure, and you didn’t say anything wrong,” he said,
walking out of the room.
    She made her way toward him and offered him her arm.
    They made their way back downstairs where Willow ran
to greet Luc and nudged his thigh with his nose.
    “You know what that means?” asked Katey .
    “That he likes my change of pants?” asked Luc.
    Katey laughed. “Nope, when he does that he’s telling you that his bowl is empty. How
about some lunch and I can show you how to refill it and set the timer so he
gets it automatically?”
    “That’d be great, because my sister couldn’t figure
it out.”
    They walked into the kitchen.
    “Okay let’s start by keeping Willow’s food in the
cupboard right here by the microwave, that way you can know exactly where it’s
at.”
    “Makes sense.”
    Luc leaned up against the edge of the counter and
crossed one leg over the other. The man was so gorgeous and for some reason
since they’d got back from the park she was feeling like flirting with him. She, Katey . Miss Shy and Inhibited.
    “His feeding bowl has a timer here.”
    She reached for his hand and put it on the knob at
the top of the bowl.
    “Let’s set it for six in the morning, noon, and then
another one at six at night. And I think Jake worked out that you’ll need to
replenish it every other day.”
    “I hope I can figure it out. I’d hate him to go
hungry.”
    “I can stop by and check if you like. I mean, till
you know you’ve got the hang of it.”
    Luc nodded.
    “Okay, I’m putting this by the pantry door.”
    “Perfect, because I can feel for the handle and I’ll
know it’s south of there.”
    Willow rushed over to his bowl and began eating the
food that Katey had placed in it.
    “You have wet dog odor,” she said, patting his head.
    “So, what can I get you to eat?” asked Luc.
    “Anything you’re having is fine with me.”
    “I was thinking of nuking the calzones my sister
brought by yesterday. She put them in the freezer here.”
    Luc made his way over to the other side of the room
slowly, but he got there. He pulled open the freezer door, stood, and then
slapped his hand around in there.
    She didn’t know whether to help him or not. Finally
he rested his forehead against the top of the freezer and kicked the bottom of
it with the toe of his running shoe.
    “I’m sorry. It’s just I’m having one of my moments,”
he said.
    “No need to apologize. I have them too.”
    Katey still wasn’t sure if she should offer her assistance or just let him work it
out by himself.
    “Lunch might be awhile so hope you’re not starving.”
    He hadn’t moved from the exact spot and now he
wasn’t even trying to find the calzone but still resting his head on the rim of
the freezer and mumbling. Her heart went out to him.
    “Why don’t we put something different on each package. ” She walked toward him. He turned his head in her
direction. “For example. We could use buttons. One on
the calzone, two on fish sticks, three on steak, and if you ever forgot which
is what, you could record it on a machine and then play it back. I can do it
for you if you like?”
    He didn’t say anything but stood looking at her. Did
he know where she was? Could he feel