Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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"It's nothing!" Lena said, shoving her phone away.

Which, of course, meant it was definitely something. But if she wasn't ready to talk, I wasn't going to push. Probably something to do with Nate.

That lingering connection-the one where things are over but not really over-was something I understood too well.

Like me and Jace. Even after all this time and starting over, there were still threads that tied us together. It wasn't love anymore, but the history, the complications... those don't just disappear.

***

When Lindey found out I was pregnant, she showed up with a basket of supplements.

be a mom!"

the room.

not eating right here. Come home and let me take care

involved in my parents' deaths-I'll never forget that. But I also can't deny the care they gave me during the ten years I lived with them. Guilt-driven or not, it was real, and I benefited

would've been a disaster waiting to happen. But honestly, the past had left scars I couldn't ignore. There was a wall between me and the way things used to be-a line

gray at her temples

together a smile. "You're right. Okay,

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She didn't say it, but her gaze begged

her eyes. I stared for a moment, caught off guard. I didn't

happy when he heard you're having a baby," she said, her tone brimming with excitement. "His

the memory of what he did to my parents stopped me cold. The words caught in my throat, and I stayed silent, my gaze dropping to the floor. Sensing the shift in my mood, Lindey