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Preface

Aidan tried to still the rapid beating of his heart as he raced up the front ay Stu on the porch steps, he lurched towards the front door He banged both of his fists against the wood as hard as he could “Please! Please open up! I have to talk to you!” he shouted His hand slid down the jaer punched it relentlessly like a SOS call in Morse Code

Finally, his desperateopen At the sight of her tear stained face, his soul twisted in agony “Please…please just let me talk to you!”

She shook her head “There’s nothing left to say, Aidan We’ve been down this road too many times I’ve come to the conclusion that your actions will always speak louder than your words”

“No, last night is not what I want It’s just I was scared with the baby and everything that’s happened between us in the last feeeks”

When she tried sweeping past him out the door, he pushed hiet to work Nothing you have to say is going to change the way I feel right now”

“Can’t you call in? I love you, and I want to h his already disheveled hair He was still in the wrinkled clothes he had worn the day before He hadn’t slept, hadn’t eaten—he had spent the night consuet her back “No matter what you think, I do love you…and I do want the baby”

She raised her head to glare at hie that burned in her eyes “Don’t you dare say that! I kno you really feel about , it’s the reason you were fking that girl! Because when you’re scared, you always e to screw up!”

Shoving him out of the way, she stomped down the porch steps He followed close on her heels “Okay, you’re right It was a burden— stupid I love you, and I do want to marry you and raise our child”

She skidded to a stop Her shoulders sagged before she slowly turned around “Right now you think that’s what you want But I know you too well Before we get et scared and cheat again” She shook her head sadly “I was stupid to think e you That somehoould make you commit But you can’t even be faithful for your baby”

Aidan reached out for her, but she spun away and ran down the sidewalk When he finally caught up to her, she had locked herself in the car

He banged his fist against the“Please Please don’t do this!”

She threw the car in reverse and squealed out of the driveway The engine roared as she sped down the street Aidan closed his eyes in defeat He staggered back, trying desperately to stop hi

Then the sound of screeching tires and busting glass caused Aidan’s heart to shudder to a stop He sprinted to the edge of the driveway His entire world slowed to a crawl at the sight of the led heap of twisted metal in the distance

“AMY!” he screamed

Chapter One

Aidan jolted out of his nightmare to find himself facedown on the kitchen table Sweat trickled down his face He raised a tre hand to swipe it away That hen he realized it was tears, not sweat, soaking his cheeks He hadn’t had a nightmare about Amy’s accident in years It only took a second for hiht it on

Emma

Everything he thought he had felt for Aht he knehat love was Without even trying, she had ined And now she was gone

A defeated cry of agony slipped from his lips