A Family For The Soldier. Carolyne Aarsen

on you,” Cody said, his voice surprisingly calm. “That should give us the truth about who Cody’s biological mother is.”

      Vanessa paled at that, glancing from Chloe to Grady, her eyes wide. “I can’t believe you doubt me. I can’t believe you think I’m not his mother...” Her voice drifted off and with another accusing glare at Chloe, Vanessa spun around and strode away.

      Grady blew out a sigh as he shoved his hands through his hair. “Again. Sorry about that,” he said. “I shouldn’t have confronted her. Made her say those things about you and your father.”

      Chloe looked down at Cody, who lay fast asleep and blissfully unaware of the drama unfolding in his nursery. “I’m just glad he didn’t wake up” was all she could manage.

      Grady touched her again and she turned to him.

      “You always were a pure, sweet person,” he said.

      Once again her former attraction to him bubbled to the surface.

      Then Chloe felt another flicker of nausea.

      She pulled back, turned away from him, the feeling a stark reminder of the main reason she couldn’t encourage him. Couldn’t be with him.

      The child she carried. The child conceived with her ex-husband.