Chapter 41

Hayden and Genna were close, and she was Hayden's only family. Abigail knew this and had asked Genna to be at the wedding party. She accepted, and Hayden was pleased. Only two years younger, Genna looked up to her older brother as her protector. In reality, as they grew older, it seemed she took care of him. Hayden changed after the breakup with Abigail. He seemed colder; as if he had put a shell around himself. When their dad died, then mom, he seemed to build a thicker one. He didn't want anyone to get too close. The only one he let in was his sister. Genna knew his marriage to Susan was wrong from the start but was helpless to stop it. Hayden wanted to love Susan, but he couldn't let her in. Deep down inside, he knew it and would pour out his feelings to his sister when they talked, either by email or phone. Genna tried to be there for him, but she had her own family.

Genna was anxious to meet Abigail. Hayden had told his sister about her when he first met her in college. He even t