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Lyssa loved to needle hie difference And the truth was that he did feel incredibly old The last ed hi to keep the bleak thoughts from his face--and wipe them from his mind--he turned to Will next and pu "You’re radiant, Harper The perfect bride-to-be"
She s "Thank you, Evan" Concern flashed in her eyes, just as it had in Susan’s, but thankfully, before she could press hi roo to drink?"
"I’m fine," he said, his constant refrain "And I need to say hello to this lovely lady" He hunkered down by Francine Ballard’s chair to give her a hug and let her kno happy he was to see her again
Charlie’s s shackled in braces, and getting up and down quickly was hard work But she still walked aforward, so could he
Evan’s fas Unconditional love But he could see that they were also walking on glass, with no one pushing No one prodding No one de to kno he could have left for amore than a text to Susan, Bob, and the other Mavericks
Getting divorced I’ out to visit
He’d answered their shocked and concerned texts with his new stock phrase, I’one dark
"Honey, you naled hi room The sideboard was set with a spread of appetizers, casseroles, and salads "Letto eat" She loaded up a plate with his favorite dishes, then sat beside hi room table "Will insisted I use a caterer for the rehearsal dinner And the wedding too He said he didn’t wantI wasn’t sure hoell it would work out, but the food is good, don’t you think?"
"This curry rice is ry, but he ate for Susan
"You’ve lost weight" She frowned in concern again "How are you really doing, honey? We’ve all been so worried" The Maverick chatter carried through the living room archith everyone careful not to intrude on their privateon the past It’s over I just needed a feeeks to figure things out, that’s all"
She locked eyes with hi moment One in which he tried not to squiraze "We understand why you needed time to process what happened" She put her hand over his, sorrow and fury e told us what happened About the things Whitney did"
He should have known Paige would spill the whole sordid tale to Susan and Bob, to the Mavericks After all these years, she was family too--and fa with difficult issues He should have done that too, but the deep sha to Whitney’s true nature had held him back…
He squeezed her hand "You didn’t need to worry You and Bob taught "
"I have to adht you would" She shook a finger at hihed for her, because she needed it and he wanted to make up for the worry he’d caused her Then he made himself pick up his fork and eat a fewpreparations But he wasn’t really there with her
Because no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t stop hi back four weeks, far away fro fao…
Whitney had decided to spend Thanksgiving in the south of France Evan should havethe holiday, but he was actually relieved It meant the Mavericks and their faether, without any of her inevitable dra as ever But when they went around the table to each say one thing they were thankful for this past year, ee table in Matt’s dining rooot to Evan, he found hi out, "I’h three e said, "I’m sure that if Whitney were here, she would say that she’s thankful for how you were always there for her Especially since she wasn’t coe’s statement was clearly intended to be kind, but her words hit Evan like a punch to the gut, nearly doubling hiuilt Because every time Whitney had miscarried, he’d been out of town on business Yet, Whitney hadn’t called her sister or any of the Mavericks for help or coh the pain and loss all alone, until he could get hos had taken hih he always rushed home as soon as possible, that sometimes meant it had taken more than a day for him to make it back to her