Baby Steps
After heartbreak comes hope. And sometimes... it only takes a secret that could shatter it.Sloane Carlisle always dreamed of a simple life.A good career, a big house, maybe even a few kids to fill the silence she and her husband had learned to live with. But when there's a knock on her front door, she isn't expecting to be told her husband is dead-especially not right after discovering their future was only just beginning.Derek Mason was always the quiet one.For years, he stood by as Sloane built a life with someone else, never once crossing the line. But when tragedy struck, he stepped in-not just as her best friend, but as the man her son needed.Now, raising her child by her side, Derek's feelings are no longer easy to ignore. Every laugh, every school drop-off, every stolen glance only deepens the weight of the secret he's been keeping.And when the truth comes to light, it could cost him the only relationship that's ever truly mattered.…