Their insistence
Ava

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Howe you doing? mom asks through the phone. “And how are the baby and Noah?

Once again they were out of the country for a business meeting. It didn’t come as a surprise to me

that they had their own private jet since Rowan did too. He had his own and there was also a

family one. I have never used his. Never been inside it. Probably because we rarely went to any

trips together.

When my wealth rose to great heights, I thought of buying a jet of my own, but I quickly shot the

idea down. What the hell would I use it for? I rarely went anywhere that will necessitate me

needing one of my own. If I had to go somewhere, I usually hired one or I’d just fly business class.

“Ava?

“Sorry mom. We’re all doing well. We just miss you guys so much”

And it was true. They’ve been gone for a week and they’ll be away for another week. Noah and I

missed them like crazy. It’s surprising how they’ve become such a big part of our lives in such a

short time,

“We miss you too. Your dad says hi by the way. He said he’ll talk to you in the evening when he

isn’t so busy”

“That’s all right”

“So, have you bought anything new for the b

our months isn’t long. Soon he or she will be

here” just as always, excitement rings in her voice when she talks about the baby.

“How am I supposed to buy anything when everyone around me already has? This baby will have

more than in enough and a lot to choose from” I laugh.

The baby’s room was full of stuff. I thought that mom, dad, Letty and Corrine were bad. That was

before Reaper came into the picture.

He has been sending cute little gifts since I allowed him to be part of his or her life. I don’t even

get when or where he goes shopping when he is in hiding. Everything he has bought is in color

pink. Just like with Noah and Ethan, he also believes that it will be a baby girl.

My smile falls as soon as thoughts of him pass through my mind. I know I promised him, but I

Father, but he

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bom. I missed Noah’s birth so

Letty

mood had

to you later. I

mom” I say, then hang

down at the table. The

was also Rowan. Sure, he wasn’t my favorite person, but he was Noah’s father.

Noah loved the same people, well except for Emma that is. I just didn’t know what to do because part of me felt like I had made a mistake giving him a chance. The other part just told me to trust my instincts and my instincts told me it was the right

thinking so hard about?” Corrine’s voice startles

I

that would slow down my beating

I thought you saw me coming in” she says looking

that I hadn’t realized that they had entered

just have a lot

to share?” Letty asks,

shake my

I even

if that wasn’t worse I permitted him to be in my baby’s

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do with Rowan again?” Letty leans forward. Her eyes sparkling for some odd reason. Travis said that Rowan called him a few days

He stopped drinking too much after Ncan was born. Plus he’s gone

my house.

I punched him. It felt good because

he drunk?” Corrine

Travis or

that Ava has

both turn to look at me

it, Ava”

I don’t know anything. The last time I saw him, he turned up unexpectedly at my

His behavior was odd so

“Describe odd?” Corrine pushes.

that Re-” I

suitors and he went ballistic

to whore

remember his words. Like what the hell was

Since when? Plus I am not a

would see the day when Rowan

Letty says all

at her like she was losing her

is Rowan we are talking about. The same man

to him. That he

fucking guts”

mainly replaced by anger. All the

a

the realization that

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It’s a little too late. I gave him countless opportunities during the nine years we were married and he wasted them all. He gave me nothing return except pain. I just don’t see things the way

want to say something, but don’t know how. For now, all I want is to let this Rowan issue go. I don’t want to think about him or his sudden change in behavior. I already

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