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Jake hesitated, and Sondra said, “Of course. Would you like to hold her, Mrs. Jacobi?”
After another hesitation, she gingerly came forward, holding out her hands for the baby. It was evident Jake struggled with the decision to relinquish his daughter, but finally surrendered. He seemed poised to snatch her from his mother’s arms in a second if the need arose.
Whitney looked at the baby for a long moment and sighed. “I see so much of you in her, son. I’m sorry for what I did and for what I tried to get you to do, Sondra.” She shuddered, holding the infant closer for a moment. “To think I wanted you to destroy this precious little life…”
At the reminder, Jake reached for Sasha again, and his mother let her go without protest. He cuddled her closer while staring at his mother. “What do you want, Mother?”
“I’d like another opportunity. I’ve been a fool, and I know that now. I would like a chance to make it up to you and Sondra, to show you I have changed.” Whitney’s voice broke on the last word, and while she didn’t cry, she was clearly on the cusp.
Sondra eyed Jake, knowing it had to be his decision. She had softened toward the other woman the moment she saw her standing in the hospital room. Part of her would always loathe what Whitney had tried to do to her and Jake, and she would never forget the revulsion of being offered money to abort her baby, but Whitney seemed different now. It could all be a ruse, but she was willing to let the other woman prove her change of heart. Still, Jake had to agree, so she kept quiet.
After another long second, he pointed to a free chair. “Would you like to sit down? Maybe hold Sasha again?”
Whitney’s eyes sparkled with tears and a large dose of relief as she sat and eagerly took the baby. As she cooed to her granddaughter, Jake turned to Sondra.
She smiled at her husband, reassuring him with her eyes that she approved of his decision and supported it fully. He took her hand to squeeze it before bending down to tenderly kiss her lips.
Sondra reveled in the moment, surrounded by love and secure in her place at Jake’s side.
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Lonely Megan finds her life even emptier when her best friend suddenly passes away.
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Megan almost missed her boarding call, she’d been so engrossed in her thoughts as she went over the few plans she’d made for her week-long island getaway.
She’d forgotten she was on a first class ticket for the first time, so she was expecting to be called later, not among the first set of passengers to be invited on.
She got up quickly, grabbing her bag, then hurried onto the plane.
A face caught her eye once she entered the first class section, a handsome, chiseled tan face with bright blue eyes focused on her.
She almost stopped in her tracks she was so stunned by the man’s good looks—she thought guys like him only existed in the movies, aided by lighting and other visual effects, tucked into corners of Hollywood.
She suddenly found herself feeling heated and self-conscious, aware of every movement she made, especially with his hypnotizing eyes not leaving her.
He didn’t vanish like a mirage as she got closer, and as she checked her seating assignment, she realized she was sitting right next to him.
Every atom of her being vibrated more.
“What luck,” he said, one corner of his mouth tilting up as she stopped and flashed him a brief smile, indicating the empty window seat next to him.
He got up to accommodate her, and she decided not to address his comment, especially since she had been thinking the same thing.
Instead, she sat and tucked her bag beneath the seat in front of her as he sat back down.
She felt his eyes on her again.
“You sure look the part,” he said in a growling masculine tone once she had settled, a growl that made her middle start to vibrate.
She turned to look at him. “Excuse me?”
He was even more rattling up close and she tried to ignore his beauty, his heady cologne, his intent blue gaze, the lips she had started to scrutinize and wonder what it would be like to touch with hers. She did her best to ignore her pounding heart, her racing blood, the growing tingling between her legs.
“I happen to be looking for a wife,” he said, his voice deep and casual, “and that’s probably you.”
Megan suddenly stopped buzzing all over and erupted into laughter.
She laughed for so long, that she wondered if she had transitioned to hysterics. Had her grief finally gotten to her? Why did this beautiful man’s statement seem so absurd? “Is this some kind of joke?” she asked once she recovered. She looked around, as if searching for a hidden camera crew. “What on earth do you think I am?” she asked more seriously, trying to sound calm and firm, but not too caustic; after all, she was stuck with him for the duration of the plane ride.
“Who am I, you should ask,” he said, his manner and tone unchanged, his eyes still on her.
