He tossed her car keys down on the hall table. He had insisted on driving her home and intended to walk back to his place. “Can’t blame you. I wish I could walk away from that mess myself.“ “It’s a common enough situation, Colby. Just a couple of young people in the throes of first love.“ “A couple of young fools, you mean. Easy enough for you to sound calm. You’re not the one who has to deal with it.“ He shoved his fingers through his hair. “Marriage. I can’t believe it. After all I taught that kid. After all the lectures I gave him on not tying himself down to the first pretty face who comes along. Damn it, Diana, what the hell am I going to do?“ “I don’t know,“ Diana said gently, pouring him a glass of brandy. Specter watched broodingly. She tossed him a dog biscuit. “I can’t let him do it. He’ll ruin his whole life. He’s got a great future waiting for him. The last thing he needs is to be saddled with a wife and maybe a couple of kids. I’ve got to make him see that.
