Chapter 18

• She looks up at me, and I smile at her, reassuring her that I’m fine. “I just always hoped you and Mom would get back together.”
• I guess I always hoped that, too. Ryan is the only man I’ve ever loved. I don’t think it’s possible for me to love anyone else. I never wanted this—a broken family. I know my kids wish we’d get back together, and it hurts my heart that I can’t give them what they want.
• Ryan looks at me with his help-me eyes. “Sweetie,” I say, “I want your dad to be happy, and he wants the same thing for me.”