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Craig Harie was still in LA, out with so, but they were at a wine bar and since she was consu zero alcohol for the foreseeable future

Besides, they weren’t her friends Or even their h school friends who’d seen her through the worst year and a half of her life The time when Amelia had hardly seen her

Because of choices Amelia made

“Have you ever o?”

She lurched, al the phone Had she spoken aloud? She actually did a double check on her last few seconds to reassure herself that she had not opened her mouth

“Why do you ask that?” Her tone was a little sharp She didn’t apologize

“Because if you had, you ht be a little better able to understand”

Yes, she’d made a choice, which had led to continuously bad ones She’d hurt those she loved most, those who’d stood by her her entire life, and she wasn’t sure she’d ever be able to forgive herself Or trust herself, more like it

No, that wasn’t right, either She’d made other choices since, and because of the to allow a ain Not ever

She was her hter That wasn’t her fault Couldn’t be helped But knowing that she, like her mother, had an inexplicable need to please the ate self and other loved ones, to sacrifice the feelings of others to fulfill his needs, to put him first no e and keep herself fro-term commitment to a man

“I’ the idea of tea for the moment She hadn’t really even had dinner yet The couple of blended fruit pouches she’d consu the conversation with Dr Harmon Hadn’t had much of an appetite

Which seemed a bit extreme to her at the moment

In the dark, safe in her home with the ocean in front of her, a si

Chapter Four

He was a doctor Healing people was his business When had Craig hi? How had he let hiet to this point?