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Judy\u2019s POV\u00a0<\/p>\n
The drive home was longer than expected; Gavin kept glancing at me periodically like he expected me to just vanish at any moment. I felt like I might if I were to be honest with myself. I felt like I was about to sink into the chair and allow the world to swallow me whole. I felt breakable, like I might shatter if touched.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t expect my conversation with Cora to end the way it did. I\u2019m not sure what I was expecting\u2026 but to be the heiress of the Blackwell family, it was a little bit too much for me to handle. I felt a bit sick to my stomach at the very thought of it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That meant my family\u2026 my birth family\u2026 had been right under my nose the entire time, and Lila was meant to be a Montgomery\u2026 not a Blackwell. That didn\u2019t sit right with me either; I loved my adoptive parents. They were everything I needed and then some\u2026 I knew Lila would never appreciate them the way I did. Then again, maybe she would be different if she grew up with them. 2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then would I be different as well?\u00a0<\/p>\n
I wouldn\u2019t need to make money because I would have the Blackwell fortune, so I wouldn\u2019t need to work as a tutor to Matt, and I probably wouldn\u2019t have gotten to know Gavin the way I did.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Would Lila be the one who worked for Gavin? Would she be the one he fell in love with? Had a baby with?\u00a0<\/p>\n
I felt green at the thought and a bit woozy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere did you go?\u201d Gavin asked, reaching over and taking a gentle hold of my hand, bringing me back to the present moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I blinked a few times and looked over at him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI just got lost in thought,\u201d I admitted. \u201cThings would have been so different if we had never been switched.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He frowned, and I felt his thumb tracing small circles on my knuckles.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you were switched. You shouldn\u2019t be thinking about the what-ifs.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I knew he was right, but I couldn\u2019t help myself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt could have been her you fell in love with-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to stop you right there,\u201d he said a bit too sharply. \u201cBecause I could never fall in love with anyone else other than you. You are my mate, and I don\u2019t think your upbringing has anything to do with that. No matter what life we live, I will always find you.\u201d 2\u00a0<\/p>\n
My heart swelled at his admission, and tears suddenly filled my eyes. He glanced at me, a smirk playing on his lips.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you crying?\u201d He asked, teasingly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I felt my cheeks heating as I wiped away the tears.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPregnancy hormones,\u201d I said with a choked laugh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMhm,\u201d he said, clearly not believing me, but he had a smile on his face, which caused a smile to form on my face\u00a0<\/p>\n
as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When we pulled into the villa lot, I was surprised to see Nan\u2019s car in one of the parking spaces. The moment I was out of the car, Nan rushed down the front steps of the villa and towards me. Her eyes were wide with worry, and I\u00a0<\/p>\n
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could practically see the anxiety rolling off her in waves.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before I could open my mouth to say anything, her arms were wrapping around me, and she was pulling me into a tight hug.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJudy, you had me worried sick,\u201d she breathed. \u201cHow could you not answer your phone? I called you like a million times.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I frowned at her words as I pulled back. She was pale, and it was clear she was stressed. I hated that I caused her worry, but I wasn\u2019t sure what I had done to make her worry so badly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I reached into my bag and pulled out my phone, trying to turn it on, and I frowned even deeper.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSorry, I guess my phone died,\u201d I informed her before shoving it back into the bag and turning to look at her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She tucked a long strand of hair behind her ear and peered at me with glossy eyes, making my heart feel even heavier in my chest than it had been previously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs everything okay?\u201d I asked her. \u201cIs it Emalyn? Chester?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Suddenly, panic was seizing me, and I was coming up with the worst scenarios.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are both fine,\u201d she told me, waving off my concern. \u201cBut Erik told me where you were going and why, and I was beyond scared that something would happen.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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