Free Winning Back His Wife by A. B. Ewing Page B

he wanted them? He had the money and the
power to take them away from her. She was crippled now; she couldn’t care for
them. Panic began to rise within her but it was quickly suppressed by the door
being flung open.
    “Good morning, chica!” her pregnant friend beamed. Kaylee
was in her final trimester and was huge. She didn’t let that stop her. She was
always up and about and poor Kevin worried himself to death.
    She envied the relationship between Kaylee and her husband.
That is what she and Caleb were supposed to have. Closing her eyes, she willed
the thought to go away.
    “Hi, Kay.” Was that her voice? She sounded like a chicken
being strangled.
    She loved Kaylee as a sister and she knew her friend felt
the same way about her. When she left Caleb all those years ago, she had
nowhere to go. There was nothing left in Trinidad to go back to. She had given
everything up to be with Caleb. She had been young and foolish.
    She had contacted Kaylee, crying hysterically; it was a
wonder she was able to understand a word Neela was saying.
    Kaylee had jumped into action and arranged a one way ticket
to Florida for Neela. She listened as Neela cried over Caleb’s cruel treatment
of her and his infidelity. And when they thought Neela had cried her eyes out
and there was nothing left to shed, Kaylee had quietly informed her why she had
been sick all those months. She was pregnant. That started a fresh onslaught of
tears.
    Two months after that, Kaylee had moved from Florida to
Washington to be with Kevin, dragging Neela along with her.
    The three had become inseparable. Kevin adopted the role of
big brother and Kaylee continuously fussed over her like a mother hen.
    When the twins decided to make their entrance into the
world, Kevin and Kaylee had been right there with her - right where her husband
was supposed to have been.
    When the twins had been old enough, Kevin had gotten her a
job at ‘Mount Glory Home for the Aged.’ Menial as it was, it paid the bills.
Now she rented a little apartment not far from her friends who played a
constant role in the life of her children. Neela often wondered if Caleb ever
looked for her.
    “How are you feeling?” Kaylee’s concerned voice made her
smile.
    “No different. Still can’t feel anything. How are my
babies?”
    “Adam and Melody are fine. Kevin had to work so KC offered
to babysit. I hope that isn’t a problem.”
    Neela shook her head lightly. “No, it isn’t. She is their
aunt. How are you doing? You look as if you’re ready to pop any minute.”
    Kaylee put her hand to her stomach and giggled like a silly
little girl. “I feel as if I’m going to pop.”
    Pulling up a chair, she carefully lowered herself into it.
    Neela found herself asking the question before she could
stop herself. “How is he?” Kaylee knew who she meant.
    “Caleb’s wonderful with Adam and Melody and they enjoy being
with him. He wants to see you Neela, and before you say anything, let me say
this. You are my best friend and I love you. I know he hurt you but he deserves
to be with his children. They deserve their father. Fate has worked to bring
you two together again. I don’t know what it is, but there is a reason Neela.”
Neela didn’t interrupt her and Kaylee continued to speak. “He loves you, Neela.
I see it when I look at him. I am not saying that you should forgive him, but
give him a chance. Maybe someday you might be able to forgive him and who knows
someday you may even be able to love him again. But you’ll never know unless
you give him that chance.”
    “I’m scared, Kay. I’m scared because I do still love him.
But I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to forgive him. He cut me down and then
cheated on me. That is a wound that I don’t think will heal.” She paused,
sniffing. “I’ll never fit into his world, Kaylee. He made that clear five years
ago. Nothing’s different now” Damn, she thought she was all cried out over
Caleb Wilder.
    Kaylee dried her tears