Sabrina studied her face. “You’re not going back to Vézelay?”
“Not yet. I’ll call Léon; he’ll understand that nothing has changed between us, that I want to spend my life with him, but right now I have to be alone for a while. I think I’ll stay in Paris for a few days and then probably go to Cavaillon to spend some time with Robert. I’ll let you know where I am.” She stepped back farther, putting more distance between them, until she was beside Garth. “Thank you for forgiving me. And for letting me be part of Penny and Cliff’s life. I promise I’ll be very good to them. A good aunt. I’ve never been an aunt. An adventure, Sabrina!”
She turned to the French doors that led to the living room and looked from Garth to Sabrina with a wavering smile. “I think you’d better go, don’t you? Your children are waiting.”
“Yes,” Sabrina said, “in a minute.” She walked past Stephanie into the sitting room and took from her purse the small photo album she carried at all times. “This is for you. I’ll send more as we take them.”
Stephanie held the album in both hands. She opened it and turned the pages. “My sweet Penny,” she whispered. “And my very handsome, grown-up Cliff.” She rested her fingers on a picture of the two of them grinning at her from the backyard of their house. “Thank you,” she said to Sabrina. “I love you.”
Sabrina kissed her. “I love you . . . Sabrina. You’ll come to visit us in a little while. Please. Please.”
Garth put his arm around her. “Time to go.” He kissed Stephanie’s cheek. “We’ll talk to you soon. And see you soon.”
His arm around Sabrina, they walked to the door and into the corridor without looking back. But Sabrina could not help it. She glanced quickly into the room as the door closed and saw Stephanie standing alone, one hand clutching the photo album, the other raised in farewell.
Then she and Garth were in each other’s arms for a long silent moment until, together, they turned to walk down the corridor. Hand in hand, Garth and Stephanie Andersen walked to the elevator, to the lobby, to the street, where, a few blocks away, their children waited.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JUDITH MICHAEL is the pen name of a husband-and-wife writing team living in Chicago and Aspen. Among their New York Times bestsellers are the novels Deceptions, Possessions, Private Affairs, Inheritance, A Ruling Passion, Sleeping Beauty, Pot of Gold, and A Tangled Web.
Books by Judith Michael
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A Ruling Passion Sleeping Beauty
Pot of Gold
A Tangled Web
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