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Leia
My heart clenches. I can’t breathe. The man I fell in love with thinks I’m trying to trap him into marriage. First Charles and now Fender. I sure do know how to pick ‘em.
My eyes itch and tears threaten. But I can’t fall apart. Not in front of Isla. She doesn’t deserve to be a witness to her mom’s drama.
I suck up my tears and promise myself I can fall apart with a bottle of wine later.
I hurry to throw away the pregnancy tests Fender left on the kitchen counter. Once I’ve disinfected the area – I peed on those sticks – I go to find Isla.
“Did you pick a color?”
She holds up several bottles. “I want to do a different color for each toe.”
“Sounds fun.”
There’s a knock on the door and a smile breaks out on her face. “Maybe it’s Fender. Maybe he changed his mind.”
Damn Fender for making my daughter fall in love with him.
I force a smile on my face. “Let’s go find out.”
It’s not Fender at the door. Thank goodness because there’s only some much pretending I can do.
“Hi, Feather,” I greet the gossip gal.
“I was wondering if I can borrow Isla,” she says in response.
“Borrow me?” my daughter asks.
Feather puts on a sigh. “I have a problem and I think you’re the only person who can help me.”
Isla taps her chest. “Me?”
“I’ve been experimenting with various ice cream flavors, but I can’t pick which ones to put in my store.”
Isla’s eyes widen. “And you want me to help?”
“It would mean eating a lot of ice cream. Are you up to it?”
“I am!” Isla pulls on my shirt. “Can I go, Mom? Can I?”
I nod and she screams.
“Go get a bag,” Feather says. “This may take all night.”
Isla runs toward her room and Feather captures my hands. “I’m sorry.”
“Sorry about what?”
She nods toward the house next door. “We thought he was a good pick.”
I don’t bother asking how she already knows about the breakup. I wasn’t exactly quiet when I kicked Fender out of the house after all. And this town considers eavesdropping a skill to hone.
“You thought wrong. He’s a…”
I trail off when I hear Isla return. “Ready!”
