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Back First Comes Love
Chapters (92)
  1. First
  2. Love Connection
  3. Zero
  4. One
  5. Two
  6. Three
  7. Four
  8. Five
  9. Six
  10. Seven
  11. Eight
  12. Nine
  13. Ten
  14. Eleven
  15. One Month Later
  16. Twelve
  17. Thirteen
  18. Fourteen
  19. Fifteen
  20. Six Months Later
  21. Sixteen
  22. Seventeen
  23. Eighteen
  24. Nineteen
  25. Twenty
  26. Twenty-one
  27. Twenty-two
  28. Twenty-three
  29. Twenty-four
  30. Six Months Later
  31. Twenty-five
  32. Twenty-six
  33. Twenty-seven
  34. Twenty-eight
  35. Twenty-nine
  36. Thirty
  37. Thirty-one
  38. Thirty-two
  39. Thirty-three
  40. I Have Never
  41. One
  42. Two
  43. Three
  44. Four
  45. Five
  46. Six
  47. Seven
  48. Eight
  49. Nine
  50. Ten
  51. Eleven
  52. Twelve
  53. Thirteen
  54. Fourteen
  55. Fifteen
  56. Sixteen
  57. Seventeen
  58. Eighteen
  59. Nineteen
  60. Twenty
  61. Twenty-one
  62. Twenty-two
  63. A Christmas Date
  64. One
  65. Two
  66. Three
  67. Four
  68. Five
  69. Six
  70. Seven
  71. Eight
  72. Nine
  73. Ten
  74. Eleven
  75. Twelve
  76. Thirteen
  77. Fourteen
  78. Fifteen
  79. Sixteen
  80. Seventeen
  81. Eighteen
  82. Nineteen
  83. Twenty
  84. Twenty-one
  85. Twenty-two
  86. Note from the Author
  87. Sneak Peek – To the Stars and Back
  88. Two
  89. Three
  90. Four
  91. Also by Camilla Isley
  92. About the Author

I know I’m probably the last person you want to hear from, but I couldn’t stay away. I can’t be without you. I’ve been thinking about you every day since I broke your heart. A part of my body is missing when I’m not with you. I’ll never forget the first time I saw you; you were crossing the airport hall, walking briskly in your blue uniform, your flaming hair bouncing behind you. You were breathtaking. I fell in love with you from the first moment I set eyes on you. And I’m sorry for what I did to you. I’m sorry for not being able to resist you. I’m sorry for not telling you I was engaged. And, most of all, I’m sorry for not being able to follow my heart and be with you. Because that’s where my heart is. In New York, with you. Not at home with a wife I never talk to. I can’t live trapped in a marriage I don’t want with a woman I don’t love. Esther, please forgive me. I made a mistake. I chose wrong. I can’t live without you, I don’t want to. I need you by my side. You’re the only woman I want. I’ll figure it out. I messed up, but I can fix it. I will fix it. Please wait for me. I’m going to make it right. Please give me another chance.

Yours always,

William

I reread the email twice before passing the sheet of paper to Jake and looking up at Amelia.

“I really don’t know what to say. How did you find this?”

“It wasn’t difficult. He left his computer on stand-by. He wanted to be caught. This way I’m leaving him and he won’t have to do the dirty work.”

“Ames, I’m so sorry. When did he leave for New York?”

“Yesterday, at noon. He always leaves on Sundays so he can be in class Monday morning.”

“And when did you find this?”

“Last night, but I couldn’t call you right away. It was… it was… too much. The way he talks about me. A woman I don’t love. Trapped in a marriage… I didn’t force him to propose, it was his idea to get married. Then he saw a redhead strolling by in an airport and suddenly I’m the clingy wife.”

“Did, hum. Did err… she reply to this?”

“Yes.”

“Did you print her answer?”

“No need to. It was a one-liner.”

I wait for Amelia to tell me the one line. I have a feeling it’s nothing good.

“Her reply was, ‘Are you in New York?’”

“Did he reply?”

“No, he must’ve called her. They’re probably making up right now.”

“So what are you going to do?”