s of silence, he fin

sharp knife lodged direc

ft of cold. The chill spread throughout he

ng, all-consuming pain. It was all Cheryl could do t

she knew Jarred had been in a relatio

nd Jarred, although Cheryl yearned for it, she had refused because

r out of the blue. He asked her to marry him and promised

very eyes. Though she didn't understand why Jarred had suddenly decided to marry her,

a whole different person. He dropped his ind

l tenderness that she forgot that Ja

ve

ling, Cheryl tried her be

y anything. To Jarred, she looked

of what had happ

uld assure her that Ines' returning would not change anything between them. What Jarred hadn't been ex

Sheila's teasing voice saying, "Cheryl, it has been

ould I not? If possible, I want to

answer Sheila in a voi

he shadows, unable to

ghtened his shoes, bu

ther for only four or five years, but she

ase, wasn't it bette

er to say something. When he realized that she had no intentions

t's

not feel

he reached out his hand to pick u

at his hand getting closer to the file. Ins

f their impending parenthood could b