Goodbye, Mr. Regret

"I'll admit it—he did save Jessy, and we owe him our thanks. But that doesn't erase the damage he's done, does it?"

Vince didn't want to sound so harsh, but Sallie's attitude was making his blood

boil.

Herbert had given everything from the heart, and yet she still wanted to brush it all aside with money.

Was that kind of sincerity something you could buy off with a check?

Just like Jessy-she'd given seven years of her life to Timothy. Could money really pay for that kind of devotion?

Vince's words infuriated Sallie.

"He nearly gave his life for Jessica! If he'd lost his life, that's forever. Isn't a lifetime worth more than seven years? More than fifteen? Why do you only see his faults and never his good side?"

"And what about you? Have you ever really seen what Jessy's done for him?"

It was pointless. Each of them was convinced they were right, unable to see the other's side. The conversation broke down completely.

Herbert gently patted Jessica's back, then eased her from his embrace. "Wait here for now, Jess. I need to get to the conference. Right now, saving Timothy is what matters most. We'll talk about us later, okay?"

eyes. "Go ahead. Take care of

watched Herbert

was just then that Herbert's shoulders

tears from her cheeks

her. Now, all she could

over to her. "Let's get some air. If there's any news, Herbert will call

here, giving Sallie more chances to say something that would upset her. With her

Sallie meant any real harm to Jessica. Her temper just got the best of her sometimes-once she was riled

she learned Jessica was Salome, and saw how Timothy still couldn't let Jessica go, Sallie had been trying to change. Everyone, it seemed, had someone they were

person was Timothy-her little

into Yates and Kane Sutton.

abroad. In the short time he'd been gone, everything seemed to

could speak again, she'd invested in a film that was about to become a hit, and-most surprising

the long-lost Salome

Zimmerman family.

so awkward he wished he could disappear