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family had been the children at school, and of course the awkward American boy who had been thrown into the a mix of friends at an early age. Zach and his parents had shown her a compassion she 'd never known, and yet it was nothing like the Kellers.

    Zach passed her a plate of mashed potatoes and gave her a comforting smile. "Everything okay? "

    " A bit overwhelmed. "

    " I 'm glad you 're here. It 's a very important night. "

    He turned back to his wife, but his words stuck with her. Had she missed something? Was there something more than Sunday dinner or the fact that Madeli1ne and Carlos had returned? She lifted her head and looked at Curtis and Cynthia who shared a laugh between them.

    Simone felt a bead of sweat roll down the back of her neck. The room had grown hot. What if the important night had something to do with Curtis and Cynthia? Could she keep her emotions in tact when they announced they were going to get married? Obviously he 'd moved on from her. Perhaps she 'd been a fling to him, and not the other way around as she 'd convinced herself. What was she going to do now?

    A moment later Zach stood up from the table. He looked down at his wife and then out at the others at the table who had grown quiet.

    He pulled Regan to his side and took Tyler from her, balancing him on his hip. "Regan and I have been waiting to share some news with all of you. " He wrapped his arm around her and she rested her head against his shoulder. "We are expecting another baby. "

    The moment his announcement had been made, the rest of the family at the table stood and rushed the small family to Simone 's side. They hugged and kissed them. Madeline and Emily cried. Carlos slapped Zach on the shoulder. Even Cynthia embraced them both and planted a noisy kiss on Tyler 's cheek.

    But Simone sat quiet, afraid of what she 'd say.

    Zach sat back down and the platters of food began to move around the table again. He touched her arm. "Are you okay? Aren 't you happy for us? "

    " Oh, I am very happy for you. " She forced the smile that was deserved by a friend. "Congratulations. "

    " Can you imagine how beautiful my daughter would be if she looked just like her mother? " And it was words like that which had always set her heart a flutter when it came to Zach, but now she sat next to him feeling the sting of jealousy as if she were a sister.

    He shifted a gaze to his wife and Simone thought she might burst into tears. Would a man ever look at her like that? Would Curtis ever look at her like that or would he hate her forever?

    It wasn 't that she wasn 't happy for them. No one deserved such a happy moment more than Zach and his wife. But her own predicament had her heart filled with bitterness, her stomach churning with fear, and a cloud of loneliness enveloping her.

    Curtis slammed the front door of Cynthia 's house when they arrived after dinner at his parents ' house. She turned and glared at him with anger brewing in her eyes.

    " Was that necessary? "

    " Sorry, guess I have a little adrenaline running through me. " Curtis ran his hands over his head and rested them on the back of his neck. He could feel the tension in his shoulders and it ran across his chest. "Too bad the gym isn 't open. "

    Cynthia tossed her purse on the couch. "I 'd offer to take care of that for you, but since I know it 's a woman who has you so worked up, I think I 'll save my offer for another day. "

    Curtis dropped his arms and she crossed hers over her chest. "Did you think I didn 't notice how worked up you got over Simone? Oh, she 's got you all tied up in knots. "

    " Well she worked me over. "

    Cynthia dropped her arms and her eyes softened. "She got into your heart. "

    " Bite your tongue. " The woman was delusional. What was wrong with the women in his life?

    She laughed and shook her head as she moved toward the kitchen. "Men are dumb. "

    There were still towels lining the floor where they had sprayed each other and to catch any leaks