Chapter 25
The second she heard him pull away, Tess fell onto the carpet near her front door and cried. The need to hold herself together and not run after Mitch and believe that he might love her one day echoed through her. But the roller coaster that climbed an impossible loop only to let her crash was not the emotional journey she needed. She wiped her tears and swallowed in an attempt to breathe.
Why did the right thing feel like a knife piercing her heart?
Her phone rang. She stood, rubbed her eyes, and fished out her phone from her pocketbook. Caro's name flashed on the screen. She took a deep breath and hit the ACCEPT button. To keep her emotions in check, she walked to the window to see if the palm trees swayed. Unfortunately, nothing moved.
"Tess, are you my sister-in-law now?
