---- Chapter 11 "No, I'm on my way out." I held up my plane ticket, my reply as icy as the air between us. The smile vanished from Thomas's face like a light flickering out. "Lon" "Thomas, just go back. Us meeting? It was a mistake. "I found out about Samuel. You couldn't even say sorry, let alone spill the truth to me." "No! That's not true!" Thomas's voice thundered as he clutched my shoulders, his eyes brimming with tears. "Rebecca, I was terrified. If you knew it wasn't me who saved you, you'd never look at me the same way again. Five years of marriage, and every glance you threw my way, I could tell you were ---- thinking of someone else. It's... it was agonizing. "I'm filled with regret. I shouldn't have treated you like that. Now I realize, even if I'm second best to Tracy, it doesn't matter. I just want you." It was the first time I ever saw him cry. It seemed even a guy like Thomas cried just like anyone else, tears pouring out non-stop. It was just as irritating. I shoved his hands off me. "Thomas, stop. From now on, we're square." My pitiless retreat made it clear to Thomas that there was no turning back. There, in the middle of a bustling airport, with crowds all around, he just collapsed to the floor, clutching his chest, sobbing uncontrollably. Back overseas. ---- Frank and the gang were excited to have me back, even throwing a party in my honor. We partied until the wee hours of the morning. They knew, this time I was home to stay. Before long, I had my cake shop up and running again. I even whipped up a new kind of fruit wine that kids could enjoy. Business was booming like never before. Natasha once confided in me that Thomas had been grounded by his dad, forced to think about what he had done. Meanwhile, someone took advantage of the chaos and swiped Wells Corporation's top-secret files. Not too long before that, Tracy had lost her battle with stomach cancer. The shock was too much for Richard, and he died, just like that. That left Thomas all alone to run the company.