ht as well accept the fact that the next two days were going to be pure agony and stop trying to convince herself that she could endure them and

right smile and watch the man I'd lived with for sixteen years, since she was eight, marry another woman. And not just any other woman. Jessica Gray, who tho

studio when she was a kid planning to take up his part. Her elder brother Devin never showed any interest in their father's artwork, he had his goal and always focused on his studies. He had few friends, but one day he brought one home. Drake Andreas. She likes him, always following around whenever he comes to their house, he always bought her gifts, though he's from a rich family, a Greek. He always thought of her as his younger sister, he

, all six feet two inches of him, a dark-eyed Viking who still looked like the football star he'd been in col

their four undergraduate years at Michigan State,

sed from childish hero worship to adolescent infatuation, to deep an

woman with strawberry blond hair, brown eyes, and freckles sprinkled across her pert nose. Her sister-in-law and

lana's pretty face

, you never should have agreed to be Jessica's mai

have as

son on earth who knew about her mi

overconfident the year before whe

g woman and had begun taking her ou

ing out, she'd developed a glow of happiness that could no longer be hidden from Alana when they worked so closely together in the b

her vow. She hadn't even told Devin, her husband

m forget everything but his desire for the tall willowy photographer's model with dark hair, black eyes flecked with a dark an

t necessary to

Drake. I don't think she even realizes that we were dating on a fairly regular basis before s

know Drake until I introduced them

were very close all the time we were growing up, even though she was older. She has

You don't owe Jessica or Drake anythin

could prefer her to you is beyond me. She'll never

e desk, Drake is thirty-four years old, she said i

s he. So do I. None of us is perfect, s

k smile. "I'll be sure you found

discovered that have one to match i

leave scars. I doubt that Jessica wi

hat she wants no matter who gets hu

Dra

t they had never denied her anything. She'd been a willful, spoiled but captivating youngster, and she'd grown up to be a willful, spoiled but incredibly beautiful woman who never doubted tha

Jessica has never been in love with anyone but herself. She's not in love, she's gett

ghed mirthless

ty-e

ime's running out, and she knows it, and besides Drake is a big fish, eligible bachelor, with all him money and charms it's really hard for anyone to say no to him her shoulders slumped These conv

Mackenzie's seven and Shana's six, and they grow out of their clothes on an average of every two weeks. You'

e moved closer to her, tapping her shoulder

ng, If you can't stand watching the man you loved for many years marry to another

It's not fair, hon

I am seeing another Lisa, it affects you automatically, emotionally and otherwise. Just look at you turning to someone else, som

Alana about her dreams, she had to keep them secret, to save herself, and her loved ones, she didn't want to hurt anyone, and she did

tion, but please..... don't let anyone know about this, let it just be betwee

breath, Alana

lacing one on her chest a

here, you

up and th

r eye, Alana's side. "I would like to see y

she was working her way t

d Eliz

!" Alana

leaving before you are let

you t

ye