The Better Man (Chicago Sisters) (21 page)

Emma sat down at the breakfast bar. “I’m happy for you.”

“What?” Kendall gave up on the carrots and began searching the cupboards for some hot chocolate.

“I’m happy for you. I think Max is a nice guy. As weird as it is that he’s related to Trevor, I think you guys are good together.”

“Thanks.” Kendall’s sisters hadn’t shared their opinion with her and she hadn’t asked, for fear they would tell her she was crazy. “I think we could be good together, too.”

“So you aren’t hanging out with him to get to the hot paramedic that lives below him?” Emma teased.

Kendall pushed her off the stool. She grabbed the only thing she could think of to use for a nose. “You’re hilarious. Let’s go talk them into taking us out for some cocoa.”

The guys and boys had finished the snowman. He had sticks for arms and Max’s hat on his head. Kendall stuck the orange pencil in for a nose. It wasn’t perfect but would have to do. Perfect was overrated, anyway.

“Who wants Max to take us to get hot chocolate?” Emma asked like she was trying to incite a riot.

“Me!” both Aidan and Simon screamed.

“Charlie, you want to come with us?” Max asked. He glanced at Emma, who was was already on her way to Starbucks, hand in hand with the two little boys.

“Nah, you guys have fun. I’ll see you around.”

Kendall held on to Max’s arm, snuggling against him for some warmth. He pressed a kiss to the top of her head.

For over a year, she’d been mourning the loss of what she had convinced herself was the best life she could ever have. As she walked the wintry streets with this man at her side and their sons’ giggles in the air, she realized that that life had been far from the best. After all the hardship, this was the better life with the better man.

Kendall couldn’t ask for more.

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ISBN-13: 9781460339442

THE BETTER MAN

Copyright © 2014 by Amy Vastine

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