Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Chapter 8

The cookies were Alex’s peace offering, his way of trying to sweeen things up with Haley. But when she turned him down, he just ditched it.

Thinking back on the caring look in Alex’s eyes as he offered her he cake, the bites Ellie had taken now felt like a bitter aftertaste, a heaviness in her chest that made it tough to breathe

She slipped out of the hospital that afternoon while Alex was off onewhere. Back at her apartment, she felt a mix of relief

and unease.

There was a time when just a glance from him was all it took to make her day. But now? Now, she couldn’t face him, not with his careless looks and stories about Haley that she’d rather not hear.

When Alex found out she’d checked herself out, he called, his voice a mix of anger and worry. He demanded to know where she was, ready to come get her. But she kept her mouth shut about her hideout. He ended the call with a promise to leave

her be

Aaron came over, shaking his head at her latest stunt. After giving her a good talking–to, he got to work in the kitchen. making dinner.

Over the meal, he told her the law firm had called the whole mess a “misunderstanding.” They’d even thrown in a settlement to make it go away, but he’d turned it down, choosing to walk away from the job.

mostly silent through it all, not wanting to stir the pot

and with her foot almost back to normal, Ellie and Aaron headed to their old family home in the

simple place: three old rooms with clay–tiled roofs, a big yard with a wooden gate, and a pigpen out front. It wasn’t much, but it

in the yard, whittling away at a broom,

eyes got all watery. His face,

mom heard the commotion and came out from the main house. Seeing them, she did a quick turn and went back inside,

yard to catch the cool evening air. Ellie was checking her dad’s leg,

up now. Just take your meds, and when we start making money, we’ll get you and Mom a place in the city,” Aaron said,

smoked his cheap cigarettes. The sound

situation.

her father included. The cost of constant medical care

girlfriend over. You two need to take care of yourselves. Don’t you want to see my children

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of hope in his eyes. Her father, a retired veteran with a stubborn

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