None of them, however, had ever meant anything to her. Only Jack counted; the other things she did didn't count in her eyes. She knew that they would in Jack's eyes, though. That's why she had been so careful. She raged. She wouldn't have been in this mess if only Jacob Potter had kept his mouth shut. It didn't dawn on her that she wouldn't be in this predicament if only she could have kept her mouth shut.

Jack was not answering her calls or messages. Eventually, Ty took her to one side,

"Look, sweetie. I know you are in shock, but you have been a trouper--a real pro. I've...