Wanted by Her Lost Love

your burden.”She opened her mouth to speak and he placed afinger over her lips. “Let me finish. I’ve been in theoffice all morning and I’ve got some problemsarising with an extremely important project that mypartners are unable to attend to. Problems thatrequire my immediate attention and presence. I wantyou to come with me.”She stared blankly at him. Why? She didn’t get it.Why torture themselves? Why was he so persistentin flogging the dead horse that was theirrelationship? He’d been the one to end it. He hadrendered judgment and tossed her aside like she’dnever meant anything to him.She opened her mouth to ask him just that, butagain, he silenced her with his finger.“Let me take care of you, Kelly. Let’s forget for thetime being all the problems in the past and justconcentrate on the present.”“You can’t be serious.”“I’m very serious. I’ve never been more serious inmy life. We have a lot to work out. We can’t do that ifwe aren’t willing to spend the time together and talk.”She’d never wanted to break down and cry more