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Chapter 0208
“I don’t think so”
He was always tight–l*pped about the mother of his son. I didn’t know anything. Were they
married, then divorced? Were they just in a relationship? How long have they known each
other?
I doubt he will ever willingly give me the information I need to piece things together.
Besides, I didn’t want to cause him hurt. It looks like every time I mention her, either he
gets really pissed or really angry.
“That’s okay… I get it. A lot of the time, I prefer processing things on my own,” he pauses.
“But that doesn’t mean that I can’t help you with this,” he points at the small garden.
“Thank you,” I smile while he gets down on his knees.
I hand him a pair of gloves, and he follows my lead.
“What are the boys doing?” I ask.
“Playing video games… It honestly surprises me how close they’ve become. They’re
basically inseparable. I never even imagined this scenario in my wildest dreams, given
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I frown at that. He can’t even bring himself to say his name. Why?
“Why do you hate him so much? Whatever happened between you two was years ago.
Shouldn’t you have
been able to get over it by now?” I ask him, referring to how he had a crush on Emma
back in high school.
He had been obsessed, just like me. While my obsession had been for Rowan, his had
been for Emma. Just like Rowan said, he had followed Emma around like a lost puppy. He
would write her love letters. Buy her flowers and leave them in her locker. He would also
buy her gifts. He really went above and beyond and that used to piss Rowan off to no end.
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“It’s nothing,” he answers, but I know that he’s lying to me. There was something he
wasn’t telling me.
I choose to leave it at that instead of pushing it.
“Regardless, you have to set your differences aside. Our sons are best friends, so you’ll
have to see him. once in a while and you can’t go picking a fight with him every time.”
I make a mental note to have the same talk with Rowan. They both need to start acting
like adults.
“Think about what Gunner needs. This isn’t about you or what went down between you
and Rowan. This is about Gunner and Noah,” I add when he doesn’t say anything.
Thinking about Gunner brings a mental picture to mind. I try to push it, but to no avail. It
stays there as my
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1 freeze. My bones locked tight. My heart beating wildly. It can’t be. It just can’t be. She
would have said something. She would have told her family. I try to deny it, but the proof
is there.
“Ava?” he calls my name, but it’s like I am in a trance.
It was no wonder his smile was so familiar. No wonder it bothered me so much. His smile
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hers when she was a little girl. They were identical.
“Emma,” her name sl*ps from my l*ps, as if it was forced out.
I feel it as Calvin stills next to me. If my memory didn’t convince me, then the way his
b*dy locked, did.
“I need to go.” I mumble, struggling to stand up.
Finally, I manage to get up. His hand on my arm stops me. I face him. He must have seen
something in
my eyes. I’m not sure, and right now, I don’t care.
“You know,” he whispers. “You’ve figured out the truth.”
I nod my head as tears cloud my eyes. Without a word, knowing he will take care of Noah,
I pull my hands
from his. I walk back into my house and get my car keys before leaving.
I can’t believe this. Not her.
I needed answers because the Emma I knew would never abandon her child. She would
never be so cruel.
to her own flesh and blood.
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