Sweet Devotion. Felicia Mason

      Caleb closed his eyes.

      No. No. No. Yes.

      She wrapped her arms around him and hugged him close. Caleb stored up every moment of the brief embrace.

      “Thanks again for giving me a lift. And, Caleb, if you like her, you should tell her. Amber’s a nice girl. You take care, okay?”

      When he nodded, she waved from the door and then closed it.

      Caleb Jenkins stood there for a while, watching lights go on as Marnie made her way through her home, a big house made for the family she very much deserved but didn’t have.

      Marnie had always been a special woman, blessed with a gift for making people feel exceptional, wanted, loved. That’s why she was such an asset to Sunshine and Rainbows. The children blossomed under her care.

      There were so many things he wanted to say to her. He wished he could explain. To open up with her the way he’d always wanted to. But he didn’t have the right—had never had the right to hope for anything more than polite friendliness with Marnie. Especially now.

      Making light of his social life, or lack thereof, came easy to Caleb. He dated now and then, and flirted with a few women like Amber just to keep the loneliness at bay, but nothing serious.

      How could he get serious about any other woman? His heart had always belonged to Marnie Shepherd—his brother’s wife.