“And?”
“He said I needed to tell Chris. That he deserved to know.” She leaned forward, burying her face in her hands. “He was right, of course. How many times over the years have I thought about calling Chris and telling him about Kaylee, and then chickening out?”
“How’d he take it?”
She groaned and dropped her hands. “He was upset.”
When she didn’t go on, Max’s eyes narrowed. “What did he say?”
Abby knew if she said the wrong thing he would be out the door in a heartbeat, and be on Chris’ doorstep within the hour.
“Not much. He said he needed time to think, and then he left.”
Max’s jaw stiffened. “And Trent?”
She looked away. “He stayed with me.”
“That’s what you wanted, right?”
Abby nodded.
“So why do you look as if your world just ended?” Max asked.
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