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“He didn’t come back for me, Allie”

“How do you know that?”

Sabrina glanced at her friend with a sigh Allie was such a hopeless roes I know because he’s been gone for nearly two months and I know because he sure as hell didn’t call me to let me know he’s back”

Da on “Maybe if…s would be different But he didn’t He headed to Paris and that was that”

“I hear what you’re saying But soure things out”

“Time isn’t a luxury that I have, Allie Not really A person can be happy and fulfilled and in love and within a heartbeat, it can all change I’s out I’ve got two kids to think about and…”

She stopped herself just in ti her bottom lip as a wave of hot e to throw her way? How much was she expected to deal with?

“Even if he’s back here for ood fit He’s not the kind ofI don’t think that would make him happy”

“What are you going to do?”

Sabrina got to her feet and did what she’d been doing for the last few years She put one foot in front of the other She gathered up the ardens after she was done on the mums

“I’ll finish up out here and then get ready for the baptisht”

Allie hugged her “Everything is going to work out,” she whispered into Sabrina’s ear

Sabrina didn’t kno to respond to that state out hadn’t exactly been her life experience so far And she didn’t hold out e anyti her way head on, and deal with the fall out as best as she could

“If you need to talk later, after the baptisht

Paul’s away for work”