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friends since kindergarten, yet Bec's marriage had pulled them apart.
Now Bec lived halfway across the country, far away from the people who loved her like family.
"He left her for another woman," Teagan finally managed to continue. "He told her that she was past her use by date . Can you believe that?" She ranted and paced, her mouth dry, her blood again boiling at the thought of the man's callousness. "That rotten, selfish prick actually told her she was past her use by date."
She sobbed again, her heart aching for the woman they'd both missed dreadfully for the last five years. Justin's arms tightened on her as he swore quietly.
They held each other for a long while, until Teagan realized the choices they now had the chance to make. She lifted her head to tell Justin, but he spoke first.
"We need to go get her and bring her home."
Tightening her grip around his waist, she nodded against his chest.
She took a deep, shuddering breath as she wondered if the shattered woman on the other end of the phone was still the same person they remembered.
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Bec woke suddenly. Her heart pounded and her vision blurred as she tried to understand why she felt so frightened. The kitchen was dark and, judging by her stiff and sore muscles as they protested her movement, the sun had probably set some time ago. Gingerly, she lowered her head back to the table.
She'd spent the last few days trying to work out her financial predicament and must've fallen asleep at the table. Right now she couldn't even think of a single reason to move.
Everything was gone. Her husband, the future she thought she had, and now any hope of fiscal independence.
The doorbell rang, probably for second time, and she realized it was most likely the reason she'd woken in the first place. She glanced at the clock, blinking in surprise when she saw the time. Nearly eleven p.m. Whoever kept ringing her doorbell had very, very bad timing. She swayed a little on her seat, undecided whether to answer the door or not. With the house so dark, maybe they would give up and go away. Bec had no idea who could be calling on her so late, and quite frankly she was in no mood for visitors. She lowered her head to the table once again and hoped for a deep sleep.
She really didn't want to think about how, her soon-to-be ex-husband had not only managed to destroy her self-confidence, her sense of self, but he'd also managed to bankrupt her in the process.
Every statement she'd read, every letter she'd found had shown that they were well behind on their mortgage, their credit cards, and the line of credit. It painted a bleak picture, and Bec was left wondering Ebook piracy is stealing. It is a federal offense.
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how she could've blindly trusted the man she'd been married to for the last five years.
The headache that seemed to have taken up permanent residence behind her eyes pounded even harder. She felt lousy and probably looked the same, so she decided that it more than justified ignoring the doorbell when it rang a third time.
Almost asleep again, urgent knocking on the glass door behind her startled her into movement. A frantic voice called her name, and the knocking became more urgent. Dazed, she lifted her head to see what looked to be a woman standing on her back porch trying to pry the door open with her bare hands.
The person called her name again, the voice tinged with hysteria.
Bec's heart pounded from shock, her head throbbing, her coordination failing her, as she stumbled to the door and fell against the wall.
Shaking all over, she tried to turn on the porch light. Finally, she found the right
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friends since kindergarten, yet Bec's marriage had pulled them apart.
Now Bec lived halfway across the country, far away from the people who loved her like family.
"He left her for another woman," Teagan finally managed to continue. "He told her that she was past her use by date . Can you believe that?" She ranted and paced, her mouth dry, her blood again boiling at the thought of the man's callousness. "That rotten, selfish prick actually told her she was past her use by date."
She sobbed again, her heart aching for the woman they'd both missed dreadfully for the last five years. Justin's arms tightened on her as he swore quietly.
They held each other for a long while, until Teagan realized the choices they now had the chance to make. She lifted her head to tell Justin, but he spoke first.
"We need to go get her and bring her home."
Tightening her grip around his waist, she nodded against his chest.
She took a deep, shuddering breath as she wondered if the shattered woman on the other end of the phone was still the same person they remembered.
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Rachel Clark
Chapter 1
Bec woke suddenly. Her heart pounded and her vision blurred as she tried to understand why she felt so frightened. The kitchen was dark and, judging by her stiff and sore muscles as they protested her movement, the sun had probably set some time ago. Gingerly, she lowered her head back to the table.
She'd spent the last few days trying to work out her financial predicament and must've fallen asleep at the table. Right now she couldn't even think of a single reason to move.
Everything was gone. Her husband, the future she thought she had, and now any hope of fiscal independence.
The doorbell rang, probably for second time, and she realized it was most likely the reason she'd woken in the first place. She glanced at the clock, blinking in surprise when she saw the time. Nearly eleven p.m. Whoever kept ringing her doorbell had very, very bad timing. She swayed a little on her seat, undecided whether to answer the door or not. With the house so dark, maybe they would give up and go away. Bec had no idea who could be calling on her so late, and quite frankly she was in no mood for visitors. She lowered her head to the table once again and hoped for a deep sleep.
She really didn't want to think about how, her soon-to-be ex-husband had not only managed to destroy her self-confidence, her sense of self, but he'd also managed to bankrupt her in the process.
Every statement she'd read, every letter she'd found had shown that they were well behind on their mortgage, their credit cards, and the line of credit. It painted a bleak picture, and Bec was left wondering Ebook piracy is stealing. It is a federal offense.
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how she could've blindly trusted the man she'd been married to for the last five years.
The headache that seemed to have taken up permanent residence behind her eyes pounded even harder. She felt lousy and probably looked the same, so she decided that it more than justified ignoring the doorbell when it rang a third time.
Almost asleep again, urgent knocking on the glass door behind her startled her into movement. A frantic voice called her name, and the knocking became more urgent. Dazed, she lifted her head to see what looked to be a woman standing on her back porch trying to pry the door open with her bare hands.
The person called her name again, the voice tinged with hysteria.
Bec's heart pounded from shock, her head throbbing, her coordination failing her, as she stumbled to the door and fell against the wall.
Shaking all over, she tried to turn on the porch light. Finally, she found the right
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