My sight jumped to hers. “A car can take you back to the hotel.”
“No, Reid is with my brother in Fairfield. His wife, Brandi, is watching him for me until I can find daycare.”
So, her brother had married. I wondered if seeing his wedding come to fruition had hurt her as much as I imagined it had. Placing the picture back on the desk, I chose not to torment myself with the thought.
“There’s a daycare on the first floor for employees. Why not enroll him there?”
“They’re full. I called five other centers, but they all have year-long waiting lists. Until I can find something, I’ll continue to run him to Fairfield in the morning and at night to bring him back.”
“That’s ridiculous. You take the train out and back every morning and afternoon?” It was easily an hour and a half each way.
She shrugged. “I can’t bring him into the office.” A ghost of a smile formed, and I realized just how much I’d missed her smiles. “He’d have fun running his cars up and down the conference room table, though.”
“Might be fun.”
Her eyes lit before they dimmed again.
“I’m going to miss the train.”
“Take the company car. Just let the driver know your morning and afternoon schedule. No more train. I’ll take care of the daycare situation.”
“No, we’re fine.”
“Tori, let me do this. I’ve done nothing else for him or for you, let me do this.”
She nodded, her eyes dropping.
I took my phone out and dialed the car service. “The car for Miss Hent needs a change of route.”
“Yes, sir. What’s the new destination?”
“Fairfield. She can provide the address when she reaches the car. Going forward, until I tell you otherwise, the route will be Fairfield and back each day.”
“I’ll let her driver know. He’s on his way.”
I said my thanks and hung up, meeting cornfield blue eyes that had my heart skipping a beat.
“You didn’t have to do that.”
“I did.” I continued to hold her gaze, unable to think because she left me so rattled.
“Was there something else you needed, Gabe?” Her voice had softened, the angry edge gone.
I moved back to the door and shut it.
“That’s not a good sign. What now?” she said, her brow arching.
Clearing my throat, I said, “Tell me why you think I left you for another woman.”
A flash of emotion crossed her eyes, turning them a deeper shade of blue. “It’s not like you gave me any answers, Gabe. You disappeared from my life, blocked my calls, and unfollowed me on social media. It was like everything we had was something I’d imagined. And it hurt. Sure, you didn’t know I was pregnant, but you still left me almost at the altar.” She rubbed the bridge of her nose.
“But nothing I did should have led to that conclusion.”
With anger contorting her face, she snapped, “You left me after telling me you would always love me. After promising yourbig secret wasn’t another woman. After setting me up for the most devastating thing to ever happen to me. God, I don’t want to rehash this anymore.”
“But there was no one. Now tell me why you think there was. I deserve an answer, Tori.”
“You deserve? You deserve nothing.” She stormed around the desk, her anger rolling from her in waves. “You left me. Crushed me. Left me pregnant and alone. And when I tried to tell you, tried to reach out to you to let you know, another woman answered the phone. What was I supposed to believe when she told me you were in the shower and that I needed to put my big-girl pants on and stop calling? Telling me you were better off without me. What else was I supposed to think, Gabe?” Her voice broke, and I scrambled for an answer because I had none.
