She would never again let a man hurt her "You'd have been willing if I hadn't told you I was married." Neil had acted as if he'd been the offended party instead of Carrie. It still hurt--she had loved and trusted him. A world she'd cherished and believed in had vanished. Carrie felt more alone than she'd ever felt before--painfully insecure and vulnerable. Even when she met Gabe Jackson, a man unlike Neil in every way, Carrie dared not count on Gabe's love to pull her through.