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“Has he dated anyone since he has been here?” She asked hoping for the right answer.
“No. We tried to set him up that first year, and Billy sometimes tries, but he always says no. He told us that he met his soul mate, so there is no use looking any longer. I told him he needed to go home to you, but he said he wasn’t ready. The times he did go back to see his parents, he would always come back depressed. I think he misses the city more than he shares.”
“Did he tell you what happened to us?”
“Not entirely. He just said there was a horrible accident and you almost died.”
“He saved my life. I did die, and he saved me. Without him, I wouldn’t be alive. Did he mention anything else?”
“No. But I suspected that there were other things. When I was pregnant with Jimmy and Sophia, he was very protective, even more than Billy. He always wanted me to be careful driving and if I just needed to go out for some milk or run an errand he would do it.”
Ava chewed on the inside of her cheek and decided to share with this woman that was so close to Xander, her side of the pain. “When we had the accident, I was a few weeks pregnant. He didn’t handle the news very well at first, but that day he confessed he wanted to be a father. I lost the babies, twins. I can never have children now.”
Janelle put her hand on Ava’s shoulder. “I’m sorry. He never told me, but now I understand. Did you know he was here or was this a lucky coincidence?”
“It really was just a coincidence. My cousin and I were on our way up to Montreal for her business. Her car broke down just down the highway. So we are waiting for a part for the car. It should be fixed by tomorrow at about noon time. I told Xander I would stay instead of going with my cousin so we could talk tomorrow.”
“I have wanted this for him for a long time. I have no idea why he did what he did, but I think he realizes he made a mistake. Just let him talk. He needs to get it out,” Janelle offered.
“I just hope that we can be together again. It’s what I’ve hoped for a long time.”
Ava hugged Janelle and thanked her for letting her come into Xander’s apartment. Morally it was wrong, but her curiosity got the best of her. She needed to know how his life was without her and now she knew part of it. Janelle drove her back to the inn.
She told Rachel about Xander’s place while pacing the room. It made Rachel so crazy that she finally had to demand that she sit down. She needed something to take her mind off him and took out her laptop to study for the bar exam while her cousin napped again.
