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“When she first told s under the covers and shifting more toward me “She said you only have one true love in a lifetime, and you were hers I don’t understand how you don’t feel the same way if that’s true”

Well, shit

Talk about a rock and a hard place

Leighton thinks I was her soul mate?

Sa I knowforward, I place my forearms on the bedrails and rest o Circued Your mom and I are different people now Just because we loved each other ten years ago, it doesn’t ic”

“But you haven’t even tried,” he asserts, and well… that’s true

I’oes for love and romance anymore, but I can’t tell my kid that I don’t want him to think that’s the norm

Instead, I fib just a little “Yourto try friendship and being your parents first, then we’ll see what happens”

Sam scoots closer toward me, eyes full of such pure innocence that chills shoot down ive her a chance, I know you can learn to love her again”

Before I can respond, I’ of my phone I look over to where I’d set it on the bedside table, seeing Declan’s name flash on the screen

It’s not urgent, because nothing with Declan ever is, but it’s the perfect escape Nabbing the phone, I tell Saht back”

I head into the hallway, answering as I go “What’s up, man?”

“Not much,” Declan replies, and I can tell by the tinny buzz on the line he’s in his car “Just checking in Haven’t seen you at The Wicked Horse lately”

“Been busy with Saame on his iPad

“How is he?”

I take a few moments to fill Declan in He had texted me before the transplant, but we haven’t talked since then