Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr

Author:Robyn Carr [Carr, Robyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: MIRA
Published: 2009-10-09T22:00:00+00:00

Vanessa sat in the chair that had recently been Cameron’s. The baby was out of sight with Lance and so was Carol for the moment. Vanni was seething. Beyond furious. She picked up Cameron’s drink and took a long, deep swallow of liquid courage and grimaced at the taste of scotch. It was another minute before Carol showed herself.

“Well,” Carol said. “That was a bit uncomfortable. I didn’t realize you’d invited Paul.”

“You didn’t? And why didn’t you insist he be invited? He was Matt’s best friend. And you know how much he means to me!”

Carol stiffened indignantly. “I’m not sure I do,” she said.

Vanni stood to meet Carol at eye level. “Then let me be very clear about this. He means the absolute world to me. Paul was in Virgin River when Matt was killed and I asked him to stay on until the baby was born. I asked him to be with me for the birth. I’ve known him for years. I’ve always felt comfortable with him, I trust him—he’s wonderful. We’ve always been close, closer still when we lost Matt. For God’s sake, Matt asked him to take care of us if anything happened to him. How can it be so impossible for you to understand that I would come to love him?”

“I couldn’t imagine it,” Carol said, anger barely reined in. “Matt’s hardly gone…”

“He’s gone enough for you to try to set me up with a doctor.”

Carol lifted her chin. Her mouth took on a strained line. “That’s uncalled for!”

“How dare you treat Paul as if he’s inferior! Shame on you!”

“I never meant that. I never meant to—” Carol swallowed. “I thought Cameron was perfect for you….”

“Cameron knew about me and Paul. What in the world did you tell him to get him here for dinner?”

“I…ah…I told him Paul was dropping you off and you’d love to see him. I didn’t think I was making it up—you said Paul coming back here from Virgin River was a perfect opportunity to visit us and—”

Vanni was shaking her head. “Why don’t you just ask if I’d like Cameron to join us for dinner? More to the point, why don’t you listen?”

“I do listen,” she said, insulted.

“No. You don’t listen. When I say I don’t want coral bridesmaids’ dresses, you buy them and dress up my girls in them. When I say I don’t want to be set up, you invite the man to dinner not once, but twice. When I say I’m staying with Paul and he’ll bring me to dinner, you plan your own party without asking, without listening. For heaven’s sake, Cameron is a wonderful man who didn’t deserve what just happened to him. And that you would humiliate Paul after knowing him for so many years, after knowing how he loved your only son, treating him like he’s my chauffeur, offering to set another place like he’s some last-minute addition to your private little dinner party…”

“I just couldn’t imagine it. Not Paul,” she said.

Lance appeared, coming

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