ing last night was n

in Jake's eyes as he responded, "Goo

interested in having children. She turned to gaze ou

day? I can arrange for someone to go with you,"

sign language indicating

tion. You don't have to push yourself so hard. Y

om making breakfast for him, she had no other household worries, and he provided her with a generous

rned for love, not

e had vowed to cherish her and love her forever. While he had k

d the car come to a stop. A gentle tapping

marred by swollen, red eyes. It was a pitiful, he

e. "I waited and waited for you but never heard anything. I went to your house, and they told me you were at your brother's baby's hundred-day celebration. I had

kable tinge of sarca

ndirect mockery, almost

Jake's aloof demeanor softened slightl

ology, you'll have to let me do it face-to-face. How ca

hifted intently tow

lence after a moment. "Your workplace

Kallie's workplace, though not far away. In the pa

nodded and stepped out of

from her purse and thoroughly cleaning the seat before sitti

uzzled. "What's

ou promised that the passenger seat would be exclusively mine when you're driving and when others drive, we would be

ed, Sarah threw a defi

Sarah. She silently watched Sarah wipe do

ie walked off towa

away, but she clung to him like a vine, her hug desperate. "Please, don't push me away. I'll behav

mming with sorrow as

t indulgent. "This is your last chance. As long as you are obedie