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Setting the glass on the table, she shook her head in quiet despair “I can’t believe I’h a divorce And with a child How on earth did you e?”

The memory flickered in Tori’s mind She blocked it Will’s settlement had been e had been theexperience of her life

“Every divorce is different,” Tori said “But no divorce is easy I’ll help you any way I can, but before you go ahead with this, you need to look at what you’re facing and be sure it’s what you want”

Natalie stared down at the dissolving ice cubes in her tea “You’re right I do need to be sure Today I’m still in shock A decision like this one needs to be made with a cool head”

Tori nodded “Talk torash And don’t push any boundaries with Slade while you’re alone with hiot a temper”

“I’ll be all right Slade can get pretty loud when he’s mad, but he always cools down, and he’s never hit me”

“You said he came close”

“Don’t worry, I know Slade I can handle him”

“What about Beau?”

Natalie’s head ca to do with this”

“Evidently that’s not what Slade thinks Be careful, Natalie Don’t give Slade any reason to think there’s so on between you two”

“You think I don’t know that?” Natalie shook her head vehemently “Beau can’t be a part of this Not even if Slade and I separate Slade threatened to kill him if he comes near me Not that he would, but I can’t take that chance I don’t want Beau hurt”

“Do you still love Beau, Natalie?”

She stiffened in her chair, her chin squared “When Beau joined the army, he asked me to wait for him Like a fool, I did I waited years, but he never came back Never called Never wrote”

Natalie’s voice broke on the last feords Looking flustered, she glanced at her watch and pushed away fro in a o”