Over the years, he’d dated more than his share of women. He’d liked most of them well enough, but he’d never seen himself settling down with any of them. There’d always been something missing he couldn’t quite put his finger on. Now he knew what it was. He’d never gotten over Abby. Even during all the years she’d been away, she’d had a hold on his heart. After he’d left her the night before, he’d replayed his conversation with Chris in his mind, and then Abby’s reaction to what his brother had said. She’d downplayed it. Trent didn’t know if that was because it really wasn’t a big deal to her, or if it was and it was her way of avoiding an uncomfortable subject. Abby insisted she wasn’t still in love with Chris, yet she was reluctant to accept his mother’s invitation to join them today—so

