“You really think he would honor that? After what he did to you before?” Anna lowered her head. “I’ll never forget finding you collapsed on the sidewalk, Amber. And he just left you there, so that he could follow Olivia around. Don’t forget he cheated on you…”
“I haven’t forgotten, and I’m not sure she isn’t pregnant. I just…” I sighed a little. “I don’t know, Anna. I want to believe him. I know that’s dangerous. I know it hurt me in the past. I just…” Another sigh. “I’m not being terribly logical about this, am I?”
“Not even a little,” Anna said. “I just don’t want to see you hurt again…”
Our voices trailed as Carla knocked on the door and came in. She was blushing fiercely and stuttering some.
“We had a w-walk-in, Healer Amber,” she said, and then giggled. “I thought you might have s
