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And then he re to change her ht of him to try—all baby considerations aside Just as he knew that he wasn’t going to change his et married and stay that way for the rest of his life

“Because I’ht be best for my baby if you are a casual acquaintance in his or her life,” she said

And his heart skidded to a halt

Chapter Nine

What in the hell was she thinking,hi

Meeting her sister for breakfast the next el shop down by the htened her shoulders and went inside

Angie had already ordere

d and had their bagels and tea at a high-top table for two by theNoting her sister’s black leggings, long fluted white blouse, s in all three piercings, she took a deep breath Angie always dressed ave her strength And maybe they did, if they made her feel better about herself

She knew she should have called Angie back the night before, rather than just texting to set up a breakfastthere, he’d touched her stomach, taken her pulse, warmed her frohts

And it had been after nine when Craig had left and she hadn’t wanted the questions that would coie to think she’d gone to bed early to catch up on the sleep she’d missed that ith the intercontinental travel

Pregnancy required more sleep, too

Leaning over to kiss her sister’s cheek, and to receive Angie’s return greeting, Amelia stepped up to take a seat on her stool

“I saw Craig Harht out there Honesty was the only way to even have a chance of winning back the deep level of trust Angie had once had in her

Her sister’s sudden ashen face broke her heart a little more Nerves that had already been iffy started to tense and create churning inside as she considered what ht come

Before Angie could say anything, if she’d even been going to say anything, Amelia told her sister about her sper of and respect for her own personal choice to rele