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"I never got to do that before," he revealed quietly "Put hi accusatory in his tone, and still she felt as if he’d hit her in the stouilt flooded her Then like a e in a movie, she saw her son’s life as a series of pictures

Sootten about the ical moments Ethan had missed The first smile, first step, first word First day of school, first friend But even ranted The moments that made a relationship

"I’m sorry," she whispered and sank onto the sofa "I’m so sorry"

He sat next to her and wrapped his arms around her For once, she let herself lean on so back in town, the stress with her nieces, the reality of dealing with Ethan again He ht be the cause, but he was also the only safe haven she’d ever known While their tiether had ended badly, that was for another time This was about now and maybe what could have been

"I never wanted it to be like this," she ers to her chin, easing her head up until they looked at each other

"I know," he told her

"It’s mostly your fault," she declared with a sniff

"I’ll take some of the blame"

"I can’t believe you married Rayanne"

She hadn’t meant to say that and as soon as the words popped out, she covered her mouth

"I take it back," she said quickly "I’ed into a nice, normal person Rayanne could have had the saled toward her, his hand resting on her shoulder "You mean, why did Ithe nore"

His dark gaze held hers "You know about e?"

She nodded

"It was a ed when I should have zagged" He shrugged "I hit Josh’s bike, but I was the one ent down I was hurt bad enough that I couldn’t race again"

"That " She reto, she recalled the night he’d vowed that she waselse How he loved her h to want to believe hiry and blah that we didn’t talk for over ten years"

That stunned her "He was your best friend"

"Yeah, well, we can both be stubborn Things are fine now"

"I hope so"