HOR

sn't sure she heard him right. Tears immediately began runni

rry." She hoped

e ready tomorrow. I'll mail it to your offic

e felt the same. Was Avery right? Is he using the baby as a

looked up at him. "How ca

held himself. "If you'd care, you woul

d Emily. I never missed PTA meetings, I read them

ly had a longing to go to college, you were never the same." He ran a fi

s. "You aren't the same carefree

change

. "You were perfect

er must have told her mother that. "I was a stupid kid who ga

that all you thought

is green ones. "Wa

nly her body? He remembered the time she had been teased about

ant to think. I'm freaking

ing any divorce papers, don't both

er her face. "You don'

ely with anger and hurt. "How can you do this to me? I l

xasperatedly she nearly fell. "I'll send the papers tomorr

hest was opening. She walked out of the room

r twelve years together just an erotic dream to him? Sydney

plagued her mind. The powerful headlights of an incoming mail van revived her.

orrendous nightmare. Maybe Xavier would still be alive and Gavin would still love her. However, a

ad." Someone s

at Mr. Re

erful woman; she would

s happy and without fault? Sydney thought as

mmediately. "I'm sorry." She avoided his gaze

have died, watch how you cross the roa

r palms and cried. The stranger was taken aback.

ed herself. Gavin was right, she was a bad mother. Didn't

he dropped her hands; he took out a multi-colored

ed." He could see the smud

then cleaned her face. When she was don

o be applauded. He had black shiny hair that scattered across his face, brown eyes that held concern, and light freckle

d at comforting women. Do you want a

ank you for saving me," she handed him the handkerchie

arriage issues?" her eye widened.

never asked her to marry him, it was their family's ag

ming my gues

e covered it up with a stony demeanor.

You shouldn't be walking alone by this time, it's

d her ear. "I had no place to go." She

e. Her stomach was swollen; she looked like she

y in my place

You've helpe

ed. "I

couldn't bear to see Gavin. If she tried staying at a hot

e way." She didn't want to say Gavin's

with a friendly smile on

e you, by chance, relat

t too long. "I wish." His

treet. Her eyes glowed with glitz. It had been

her. "Should I be concerned?

smile. "I deli

ngratul

.resting."S

when he'd seen Sydney's depressed figure strolling carelessly into the busy road. He did

hair in the air and her eyes barely open due

d when he rode her to the Brown's Movie room; That was their favorite hango

abriel felt a drop

oked at the sky. "No,