Hailey had arrived and was clinging to Kyle’s arm. “Carrie, I promise we did not plan this. It just happened. I love Kyle like I have never loved anyone before. I hadn’t acted on it because I didn’t want to hurt you. I still don’t,” Hailey tried to explain.
Carrie raised her head to look up at Drew. He was holding her tenderly, doing his best to keep her warm against the biting Montana cold. She stayed in his arms as she turned to face Hailey and Kyle. Tears were still flowing, leaving her makeup in a streaky mess, but at least now she had calmed enough that she could speak.
“I was going to leave everything I have here to go with you to Missoula when you started law school,” Carrie said to Kyle. Those words made him look at the ground, but he said nothing. She turned her attention to Hai
