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I fell back onto the sofa, my head spinning. When Gabe called and asked me to meet with him, I never thought that he would blow my mind.

I honestly thought he wanted to bitch about the decision by the board members. He completely floored me when he revealed that he had a kid. A daughter no one knew about. Sighing, I turned to him and just stared. What was I supposed to tell him? What could I tell him? It's not every day that you find out that you have a child that no one knows about. "So, was this Harper a one-nightstand gone wrong or?" I asked, trying to piece the pieces together.

I know my brother. He was a womanizer, so I wouldn't be surprised. Actually, what I'm surprised by is that he doesn't have more baby mamas.

"No, she's not a one-night stand," he replied. "You know her, actually. She's a Beckett."

At first, the name doesn't ring a fucking bell, but then it registers.

"You've got to be kidding me, Gabe," I stared at him in shock. "As in Harper Beckett? Andrew's little sister?"

He doesn't say anything. He simply nods his head.

I don't know Harper that much. She was a quiet girl, with very few friends and was socially awkward. In a way, she reminded me of Ava back when we were younger. I wonder how they

those thoughts

not all,"

"Seriously?"

as he struggles to form the words. He then runs his hands down his face before speaking.

"Come again"

no fucking way I heard him

that she's my ex-wife," he repeated, this time in

of times he has managed to shock me today. I must have

the hell, Gabe?" I shouted, not even sure how I felt. "How the fuck is she your

all around, but that didn't seem to faze him. It seemed

said, trying to calm him down. “I

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