The storm had passed.

Still holding her, Jeremy broke the quiet. "Scarlett, let Molly take the Hale name."

She'd been drifting between sleep and waking. Her eyes opened. "What brought this on? Your parents' idea?"

"My parents checked out of everything years ago." A lazy smile. "This one's mine."

Scarlett was surprised.

Molly Summers was nearly ten. Jeremy had never once brought it up — not a single word. Now, out of nowhere, he wanted her to carry the ...