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“She always loved you,” Raine murmured. “She thought for sure you were the one.”
Max stared at the elderly woman in the photo and swallowed the lump in his throat. “Life happens. Plans change.”
“What do you want from me, Max?” she asked softly.
Max turned his attention back to her and noted her defensive stance with her arms crossed over her chest, but he could also see how visibly tired she was. “I want closure.”
“So bringing up the past will...what? Suddenly make things better?”
He shrugged. “Maybe I figured after all this time I deserved some answers.”
Raine held his gaze a moment before she burst out laughing. “Did you come here to humiliate me?”
“What?”
She shook her head and moved farther into the room. “Max, we’re living in two different worlds. Why on earth would you find it necessary to come all the way here just to discuss a period of our lives that really isn’t relevant anymore?”
His cell vibrated in his pocket before he could utter a comeback. Not relevant? The absence of Raine in his life had nearly destroyed him. There wasn’t a day that went by that he hadn’t thought about her, wondered what she was doing. No way in hell was she not relevant in his life.
The number on his screen belonged to his mother, and a moment of panic set in when he answered. Sasha, the nurse, was there with her, so surely nothing was wrong.
“Honey,” his mother began. “Have you left Raine’s house yet?”
“No, why?”
From across the room, Raine studied him.
“Sasha just went out to get something from her car when a trooper pulled up, thinking she was leaving. We’re under a level three advisory, and unless it’s an emergency, no one’s allowed on the roads.”
Max shot his gaze to the wide window in the front of Raine’s living room. “You’re kidding?” he said, as he watched big fat flakes cling to the window.
“Afraid not.”
“I can’t leave you alone,” he told her. “I’ll head out right now and be there shortly.”
“Don’t risk getting fined or even hurt, Max. Sasha is here, we’re safe and warm. There’s nothing she can’t provide for me. Besides, I’m fine. I’m tired, but nothing a nap can’t fix.”
Max knew all of this, but it was the fact he was going to be stuck here with Raine that was giving him fits. Trapped with Raine and a baby. What the hell, Fate?
“I know, but I came back home to help you, and I can’t do that if I’m not there.”
“I’m sure it will be fine later tonight or maybe tomorrow. We need it to stop snowing so the state workers can keep the roads clear.”
He continued to watch the snow come down, showing no sign of letting up. The dark gray skies weren’t looking too kind even though it was still early in the morning. Shouldn’t the sun be out?
“I’ll get back to you as soon as I can,” he promised. “I’ll call and check in, too.”
Max hung up with his mother and eased the phone back into his pocket before turning back to Raine.
“Looks like I’m stuck here,” he said.
Her eyes widened. “I’m sorry...what?”
“Seems the county is on a level three advisory, and no one is allowed out unless it’s an emergency.”
Raine jerked her attention to the window. Her shoulders slumped, and she released a heavy sigh. “Life sucks,” she muttered.
Max shook his head. “I’m no happier about this than you are.”
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