Wanted by Her Lost Love

She was at a complete loss for words. Thenumbness that she’d worn for so long was meltingaway. It was as if the warmth of the sun was thawingthe ice and with it, brought new awareness. She sawthings more clearly. She saw Ryan. She saw himmaking a huge effort to make her happy. To takecare of her. Hope began to beat inside her chest, butshe pushed it back, afraid to give it free rein. Shedidn’t dare make assumptions.“But Ryan, you live in New York. Your life is there.Your family is there. Your job, your business, yourfriends. You can’t just move here because we had afew days of happiness.”“Can’t I?” he challenged.He picked up her hand and laced his fingersthrough hers. “There’s a lot you don’t know, Kelly. Ididn’t want you to know at the time. You were dealingwith enough stress in the hospital. I’ve cut my brotherand my mother out of my life. Out of our lives.”“Oh, Ryan.” Tears swam in her eyes. No matterhow much she despised them, she had neverwanted this for him.He wiped a tear away with his thumb. “Don’t youdare shed a tear for them or for me. They aren’t