one I shared with my parents. It f

epped through the door. "Ethan! You' re back! Where'

she and my father had been the ones to push the marriage for

ere," I said,

ewspaper, his brow furrowed. "What do you mea

o somewhere,"

"Where could be more important than t

he phone, his fa

nt of him. "It was an emergency. A

scoffed. "You mean th

n' t

gument I' d heard a thousand times. My mother complaining about the Jenkins'

imeline, after Sarah' s death, they were devastated too. Not just by the loss of the business connection, but by the genuine grief of losin

ry was t

off," I said,

arguing and

my father asked, his

I said, looking at them both.

you lost your mind? The contract

g in my mind as I spoke the words. "I' m going to go back

ago, an offer I had turned down for the sake o

aint. "Abroad? Ethan, no. You can' t. W

rashed down on me. I sank into a chair, burying m