Wanted by Her Lost Love

een shoving at him ever since Kelly haddisappeared.Though his mother had never come out and said Itold you so, she didn’t have to. It was there as plainas if she’d hung a banner.She’d never approved of Kelly. Never liked thatRyan was marrying her. She’d been polite, though.Ryan had demanded it of her. He wouldn’t allow anyof his family to disrespect the woman he’d chosen tobe his wife.After what had happened with Jarrod and Kelly,he’d expected his mother to be more smug; butshe’d been oddly sympathetic. The last thing hewanted at the moment, though, was to bring Kelly toan awkward dinner where his mom would sit withthat pinched look on her face and Jarrod would sayGod knows what.He’d wondered what would happen when theinevitable confrontation with Jarrod occurred. Nowhe knew, and it hadn’t gone at all as he’d imagined.“I think we’ll do dinner another time. Kelly and Iaren’t up to it at the moment.”He said his goodbyes and hung up, starting thecar and slamming it into Reverse. He needed some