Chapter\u00a0759<\/p>\n
Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u00a0absolutely\u00a0not,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0said\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0phone,\u00a0making\u00a0my\u00a0roll\u00a0my\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0mean,\u00a0no?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0defensive.\u00a0\u201cThis\u00a0is\u00a0your\u00a0daughter,\u00a0Gavin.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0deal\u00a0with\u00a0it\u00a0myself.\u00a0You\u00a0aren\u2019t\u00a0going\u00a0halfway\u00a0across\u00a0the\u00a0world\u00a0to\u00a0catch\u00a0Chuck\u00a0cheating,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0final.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0pressed\u00a0my\u00a0lips\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0thin\u00a0line.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u00a0send\u00a0security\u00a0with\u00a0us,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0suggested.\u00a0\u201cAnd\u00a0just\u00a0let\u00a0Alpha Jeremy know\u00a0that\u00a0we are heading\u00a0to\u00a0his<\/p>\n
territory.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0like\u00a0we\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0be\u00a0safe.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0are\u00a0pregnant,\u00a0Judy,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0exactly\u00a0have\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0to\u00a0go\u00a0away\u00a0right\u00a0now,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said\u00a0firmly,\u00a0but\u00a0then\u00a0he<\/p>\n
softened\u00a0his\u00a0tone.\u00a0\u201cCan\u00a0you just\u00a0trust\u00a0me\u00a0on\u00a0this?\u00a0You\u00a0are\u00a0a\u00a0stubborn\u00a0one,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0need\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0listen\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0for<\/p>\n
once.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0glanced\u00a0over\u00a0my shoulder\u00a0at\u00a0Nan\u00a0and\u00a0Irene,\u00a0who\u00a0were\u00a0now\u00a0speaking\u00a0with\u00a0Sarah\u00a0about\u00a0design\u00a0ideas.\u00a0A\u00a0few<\/p>\n
minutes\u00a0prior,\u00a0Sasha\u00a0had\u00a0her\u00a0security\u00a0drag\u00a0Kerris\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0store.\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0be\u00a0lying\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0upset\u00a0about\u00a0that;<\/p>\n
she\u00a0got\u00a0what\u00a0she\u00a0deserved,\u00a0and\u00a0Sasha\u00a0seemed\u00a0amazing,\u00a0just\u00a0as\u00a0Irene\u00a0had\u00a0told\u00a0me.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0her\u00a0business\u00a0to<\/p>\n
struggle\u00a0just\u00a0because\u00a0of\u00a0one incompetent\u00a0employee.<\/p>\n
Though\u00a0Irene\u00a0was\u00a0engaged\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0conversation,\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0tell\u00a0her\u00a0mind\u00a0was\u00a0elsewhere,\u00a0and\u00a0her\u00a0red\u00a0eyes\u00a0were void<\/p>\n
of\u00a0emotion.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0not\u00a0here,\u00a0Gavin.\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0hurting,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0hate\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0it,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said,\u00a0my\u00a0voice\u00a0coming\u00a0out\u00a0barely\u00a0above\u00a0a\u00a0whisper.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaven\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0noticed\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0come to\u00a0see\u00a0her in the\u00a0last\u00a0couple\u00a0of\u00a0weeks?\u00a0He\u00a0keeps\u00a0making\u00a0excuses\u00a0as\u00a0to<\/p>\n
why\u00a0he\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0visit\u2026\u00a0and why\u00a0she\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0come\u00a0see\u00a0him\u00a0despite\u00a0her\u00a0asking.\u00a0He\u00a0hasn\u2019t\u00a0marked\u00a0her\u00a0yet\u2026\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0really<\/p>\n
upset.\u201d<\/p>\n
He let\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0breath.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u00a0will\u00a0talk\u00a0more\u00a0about\u00a0this tonight,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said\u00a0gently.\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t\u00a0make any\u00a0decisions\u00a0until\u00a0we\u00a0talk.\u201d<\/p>\n
A\u00a0flutter\u00a0of\u00a0hope\u00a0rose\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0chest,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0nodded,\u00a0despite\u00a0him\u00a0not\u00a0being\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0agreed.<\/p>\n
1\/34<\/p>\n
2:46\u00a0PM\u00a0Thu\u00a02\u00a0Oct<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0759<\/p>\n
74%\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0love\u00a0you.\u00a0Enjoy\u00a0your\u00a0day\u00a0with the\u00a0girls\u00a0and\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0worry\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0money.\u00a0Spend\u00a0till\u00a0your\u00a0heart\u2019s\u00a0desire.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0help\u00a0the\u00a0small\u00a0smile\u00a0that\u00a0tugged\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0lips.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0tell\u00a0me\u00a0twice,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0retorted.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0love\u00a0you,\u00a0too,\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0way.\u201d<\/p>\n
With\u00a0that,\u00a0I\u00a0hung\u00a0up\u00a0and\u00a0shoved\u00a0my\u00a0phone\u00a0back\u00a0into\u00a0my\u00a0purse\u00a0before\u00a0rejoining\u00a0the\u00a0girls.\u00a0Sasha\u00a0soon\u00a0had\u00a0me\u00a0on\u00a0a\u00a0pedestal\u2026\u00a0literally\u2026\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0taking\u00a0measurements.\u00a0She\u00a0wrote\u00a0down\u00a0notes,\u00a0and\u00a0both\u00a0Irene\u00a0and\u00a0Nan\u00a0went\u00a0over\u00a0some\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0\u201cmust\u00a0have\u201d\u00a0details\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0wedding\u00a0dress,\u00a0including\u00a0the\u00a0magazine\u00a0clippings\u00a0they\u00a0saved\u00a0from<\/p>\n
earlier.<\/p>\n
We\u00a0spent\u00a0a\u00a0ton\u00a0of\u00a0time\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0boutique,\u00a0and\u00a0by the\u00a0time\u00a0we\u00a0were\u00a0finished,\u00a0Sasha\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0design\u00a0to\u00a0work\u00a0with.\u00a0I\u00a0was<\/p>\n
exhausted\u00a0and\u00a0starving;\u00a0my\u00a0belly\u00a0was\u00a0rumbling\u00a0angrily.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0needed\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0some food\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0system\u00a0as\u00a0soon\u00a0as\u00a0possible.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u00a0should\u00a0get\u00a0going,\u201d\u00a0Nan\u00a0said,\u00a0rising\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0feet.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0starving,\u00a0and Judy\u00a0looks\u00a0more\u00a0tired\u00a0than\u00a0she did\u00a0earlier.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0probably\u00a0not\u00a0good\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0baby\u00a0if\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0resting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sasha\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u00a0was\u00a0so\u00a0nice\u00a0to\u00a0meet\u00a0you,\u00a0Nan,\u00a0and\u00a0lovely\u00a0to\u00a0meet\u00a0you finally,\u00a0Judy,\u201d\u00a0Sasha\u00a0said,\u00a0giving\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0kind\u00a0smile.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0smiled\u00a0back.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u00a0you\u00a0as\u00a0well,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0in\u00a0return.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0Irene\u00a0and\u00a0gave\u00a0her\u00a0a\u00a0big\u00a0hug.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u00a0was\u00a0so wonderful\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0you\u00a0again.\u00a0I\u00a0know\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0busy\u00a0and\u00a0all,\u00a0but\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0be\u00a0a\u00a0stranger,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said,\u00a0giving<\/p>\n
Irene\u00a0another\u00a0air\u00a0kiss\u00a0before\u00a0pulling\u00a0away.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0make\u00a0sure\u00a0to\u00a0visit\u00a0often,\u201d\u00a0Irene\u00a0assured\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
With\u00a0that,\u00a0we\u00a0turned\u00a0and\u00a0walked\u00a0out,\u00a0only\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0Erik\u00a0standing\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0doorway.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0thought\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0wait\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0car,\u201d\u00a0Irene\u00a0said,\u00a0folding\u00a0her\u00a0arms\u00a0across\u00a0her\u00a0chest.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0girls\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0time,\u00a0so I\u00a0came\u00a0here to\u00a0make\u00a0sure\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0okay,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0explained.\u00a0\u201cYour\u00a0father\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0my\u00a0head\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0let\u00a0anything\u00a0happen\u00a0to\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ruby is a master of holiday romance and slow-burn love stories that warm the heart like a crackling fire. Her novels weave festive magic with lingering glances and tender moments, drawing readers into cozy worlds where love unfolds one snowflake at a time. Off the page, she\u2019s baking cookies and dreaming under twinkling lights.<\/p>\n
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