Chapter 14 Explain? Kyle struggled not to gawk himself. What exactly was she going to explain? How he was only here because of an accidental fake engagement? How they were really together despite that? How his very presence had drawn back one of the people who’d nearly ruined their lives and livelihood? She’d said she’d told no one about their near elopement all those years ago. Did that include her parents? If not, what had they thought of his silence and distance all these years? Had they thought he’d thrown away and abandoned the gift of family, too? “So... um... engaged?” Faye asked carefully, gaze automatically going to the ring on Abbey’s left hand. How had they not gotten around to discussing what they were going to tell her parents? “It’s complicated.” Kyle wanted to laugh,

