He froze. “I see. I didn’t peg you for the type to not like children.”
“No, I love them.”
“So what’s the problem?”
“It’s the baggage that comes with it. My last boyfriend had a daughter and when things ended…” She broke off. It still hurt thinking about Malia.
“Your relationship was severed with her as well?”
She nodded, not trusting herself to speak.
He reached across the table and took her hand in his. “Sadie, I can’t make any promises about our future but I like you very much. And I wish you’d give us a chance. You don’t have to meet Carys right away. We can see how you and I get along at first. Just please don’t give up on us before we’ve even started. Especially when I think we can have agood thing.”
Sadie was torn between getting up and walking away and throwing her arms around him. Did she dare take a chance on this seemly perfect man and risk having her heart broken all over again, or would she allow Terrell and Jordan’s betrayal to dictate her actions for the rest of her life?