Chapter 11

“When I realized I couldn’t have you, I thought I’d better break it off. When I said…what I said…”

“That it wasn’t me, it was you.”

Jenny nodded, feeling miserable. “I meant it.”

“Didn’t it ever occur to you that I’d want a chance to choose?”

“I couldn’t ask you to leave your family.” She snorted. “Although that’s basically what I’ve done. They don’t want anything to do with me now that I’m in SearchLight.” She gazed into Renée’s lovely eyes. “Tell me. Why didn’t you follow in your father’s footsteps and join SearchLight right away?”