Eva fell in love with Faye the moment she held her in her arms. From that moment, she felt life return to her body and something other than thoughts of Frank consumed her. She was beginning to feel the way she did before her life changed. She would sing her daughter to sleep at night and play with her throughout the day...only at night, when Faye was sound asleep, would Eva's mind once again be totally overrun by thoughts of Frank.
Audrey was relieved to see the change in her daughter. She was at Eva's apartment quite often, helping her as much as she could. She was even happier when her daughter began to write again. They were short children's stories, but short stories were better than none at all. Faye had filled Eva with the confidence that Frank had given her.
Eva decided to take these stories to her publisher. When she arrived at the office (much thinner than her previous visit several months before hand, while Frank was still with her) she was warmly greeted by Jared Worthington.
"Eva, you look fantastic," Jared said, smiling at her.
"Thank you, Jared. Um, I've been writing again…it's been a lot easier since Faye came along."
"That's wonderful, let's have a look." Eva handed him her manuscripts and he skimmed through them. "Well, I'll have to look at them more closely, of course, but from what I see here, it's looks like you're back in business."
"You really think so?"
"I do." Jared paused a moment. "Why don't we celebrate that, Eva?" She gave him a questioning look. He took her hand. "I'd love to take you to dinner tonight."
"I…um…I'm flattered, Jared, really…but I don't think that's the best idea."
Still holding her hand, Jared looked down; she was still wearing her wedding band. "Do you think he'll come back, Eva?"
Eva jerked away. "I just had his baby a month ago, Jared…I don't want to think that I'll never see him again."
Jared knew to let the topic go, he didn't want to upset her. "I'm sorry, Eva. When you…if, if you change your mind, let me know."
Eva nodded. "I want to get back to Faye now. I'll stop by in a few days."
