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When the liht to her roos into her suitcase She only had to get through one ht, and then she would have her life back

Or would she?

She collapsed on the bed, hugging a pair of shorts to her chest

So , she didn’t have a car, and the insurance company hadn’t yet issued a check Trey would loan her a vehicle, but for how long? She couldn’t keep a loaner forever Hoas she supposed to get back and forth to work? Would the media continue to hound her? If so, would Marshall suspend her? Terminate her?

“You’re going away, too, aren’t you?”

Kelly looked up at the sound of a s a soleaze glued to her suitcase

She sucked in a deep breath She had to have this conversation with hio?

“Hi, Jason,” she said brightly as he moved toward her “Did you have a nice day?”

He shook his head “I miss Maria”

“I know you do, and I’ of her departure couldn’t be worse Feeling like a jerk, she hugged hirance, she closed her eyes against an unexpected rush of tears She’dhim every day Obviously, she’d allowed herself to care about Jason too much Yeah, maybe he was a little spoiled, but that wasn’t his fault He’d been through soto his losses

He wiggled away and sat on the bed beside her “I know a secret,” he told her

“You do?” she asked

He nodded “Yes”

“Do you want to tell me?”

“I don’t know” He focused on her suitcase behind her on the bed

“Is it about Maria?” she asked

“No” He picked at the hem of his T-shirt “It’s about you”

“Is it a good secret or a bad secret?”

He shrugged “I know you’re not my real mommy You’re Kelly”

She blinked So she and Trey had been right “That’s right, Jase,” she said carefully “I’m Kelly”

He gazed at her with incredibly sad blue eyes “My els took her”

“I’m so sorry, sweetie,” Kelly said

“Me, too,” he whispered, looking away “I got mixed up”

“How long have you not been mixed up?”

He shrugged again “A while”