A Baby Changes Everything by Marie Ferrarella

Author:Marie Ferrarella
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Silhouette
Published: 2005-08-25T04:00:00+00:00

Ten

Vanessa was standing at the top of the stairs, watching for her when Savannah walked into the ranch house. “How is everything?”

Savannah looked up at her. “It’s been better.”

It was hard getting the words out over the huge lump that had suddenly materialized in her throat. Savannah refused to cry in front of her friend, afraid that once she began, she wouldn’t be able to stop.

Her hormones still felt as if they were in high gear. And right now there was an ocean behind her eyes just waiting to be unleashed.

She pressed her lips together, determined to work her way through this crying jag that threatened to overtake her. She looked up at Vanessa. She knew she’d made an assumption earlier, but that had been just for Cruz’s benefit. She’d secretly hoped that if he thought she was walking out on him, it would suddenly force him to realize that he needed to reassess his priorities, to put his family first the way he once had.

Swallowing, she cleared her throat. “Can I stay with you?”

The moment she asked, Vanessa flew down the stairs. Luke was in his room, still sorting through his toys to find his five favorite ones the way she’d asked him to. The two friends were alone together. She went to Savannah and threw her arms around her.

“That goes without saying, you know that. You and Luke are welcome to stay with us for as long as you want.” And then she drew her back to study Savannah’s face. “Not that it won’t be wonderful having my best friend within reach again, but are you sure you want to do this? We both know that men can be very pigheaded where their pride is concerned.”

A sad smile curved Savannah’s mouth. She willed her tears back. “Yes, I know. But this is my last stand, Vanessa. If I can’t get Cruz to realize that he misses me, if I can’t get him to come around and see what it is he’s throwing away because he’s taking it for granted, well, maybe I’ve been fooling myself all along.” She glanced at the portrait over the fireplace. It was of the two of them, done shortly after Luke had been born. “Maybe I’ve been in love with a man who really doesn’t exist anymore.” Squaring her shoulders, she looked back at Vanessa. “If that’s the case, I might as well find out now and move on with my life.”

Move on.

It sounded so modern, Savannah thought. As if she really could extract Cruz from her heart and push forward. There was never going to be anyone else in her life but him. If she lived to be a hundred, she knew she was never going to love another man. Never give another man her heart the way she had Cruz.

Damn him.

Vanessa had her doubts about the wisdom of what Savannah was proposing to do, but she knew that her friend felt as if she had to do something. And who knew, maybe this would shake Cruz up.

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