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    That had really ticked Hawksley Carrigan off—but Mattie had never seen her sister more at peace than since she’d made the decision to hang up her spurs and open her own chocolate shop back home in Marietta.
    Phone in hand, Mattie returned to the windows and the view. She couldn’t stand to think about the possibility that one day—maybe sooner than she thought—this view would no longer to be hers to enjoy.
    As she waited for her sister to answer, she turned her back on the windows and tried to picture Sage in her shop. Her sister’s red hair would be tied in a ponytail or braid and she’d be wearing one of the shop’s signature aprons. All around her would be copper-tinted boxes filled with confections of chocolates, nuts and specialty flavors, the air smelling so rich, you could put on weight by just breathing.
    Maybe, at the very least, she could ask Sage to send her a package of those delicious salted caramels...
    “Hi, Mattie. Good timing, a customer just left. How are you?”
    The question hung out there. Mattie realized, damn it, that she’d started to cry again. From her pocket she dug out a couple of tissues, taking a deep breath at the same time.
    She had to say something quick or Sage would worry someone had died or something.
    “W-wes is gone. He wants a d-divorce.”
    “Oh, Mattie. Hang on.” Almost a minute passed before Sage came back on the line. “I’ve left Rose Linn in charge of the shop. I’m in the kitchen now, with lots of time to talk. When did this happen?”
    As she recounted the events of the past week, somehow Mattie’s load felt lighter. Nothing had changed, the news was all still so very, very bad. But with Sage to talk to, and listening to her sister’s calm, kind voice, Mattie’s feet were finally able to feel the stability of solid ground again.
    She wasn’t just Wes Bishop’s wife. She was a Carrigan. She had a father—even if he was a mean bastard—and three sisters. And she had a home that had belonged to her even longer than this one had.
    “Wow, Mattie, Wes really hit you with a lot. Leaving and selling the ranch, too. And this was the first time he’d talked to you about any of it?”
    “In so many words, yes. But I believe my subconscious picked up on certain signs. Because I had this dream the night before, Sage. I was in an airport and I’d booked the two of us on separate flights.” She closed her eyes, remembering how, in her dream, she’d been so upset. Beyond what was called for in the circumstances.
    “How intense. I bet Dani will have a lot of fun analyzing that one.”
    “Eventually. But don’t tell her yet, okay? I need to break this news to the twins, first.” And suddenly Mattie knew how it should be done, and when. Her feet were not only back on the ground, but her strength was returning. “I’ll tell them in person when they come home from college for Thanksgiving.”
    “That’s a good idea,” Sage agreed. “It’ll give you and Wes a little time to sort things out. I assume he’ll want to be there with you when you tell them.”
    “You’d think so, wouldn’t you? But the way he’s been acting, I really don’t know.”
    A beep from her phone signaled an incoming call. Mattie glanced at the screen, expecting to see one of the twins’ names. But it wasn’t.
    “Can I call you back later, Sage? Looks like Wes is finally ready to talk.”

CHAPTER FIVE
    A mazing how many thoughts can race through the mind in just a few seconds. In the time she took to disconnect the call to her sister and accept the one from Wes, Mattie wondered if this was more bad news. Maybe he’d found a buyer for the ranch. Or had he realized he’d made a big mistake and wanted to come home? Did he miss her?
    Maybe he was calling just to talk...
    “Wes?” She stopped pacing. Stood breathless and anxious, her eyes on their wedding photo displayed on the mantel.
    But it wasn’t her husband, after all. It was a woman.
    “You don’t know me,