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(Winona)

I sit at the dining table, laptop open, and browse through cruise options, trying to piece together a plan. that makes sense. Every search result that pops up seems to end in Florida.

The very name of that state sends a shiver down my spine. Cancun isn't all that far from Florida, and the memories of Cass's kidnapping creep back in, making my stomach clench. It feels like a warning, a reminder that danger is never far away.

I guess that was one disaster that Judy didn't have her hand in. Gus took the fall and is headed for jail as a traitor to stop the crime syndicate from targeting his family.

But the fact is, that smuggling ring runs deep and wide. They are still in operation and Greg's secret Cuban family have direct links. Nothing has been proven against Gabriel.

I don't know what the situation is with him and Cass. But I force myself not to stress over that now.

I sigh and click on another tab, this one for a road travel planner. Flying directly from Florida to our final destination in the States seems almost unavoidable, but I may as well just fly from here and cut out the middleman.

And the idea of facing a long road trip with three kids and a baby makes me exhausted just thinking about

1. it. That's a definite no.

answers to. Should I take the kids back to our old

wants to go somewhere entirely new, somewhere we

kids know we are leaving. They also know Jayden and I are pretending to be separated, and they need to not speak about that to anyone. But they

we're expecting too much but it's only until we leave here. We know Judy has contacts

work we all need to do to start fresh again. Especially if we end up back over here. But that is

revisit where Jayden and me

deserve a say. We don't have to leave tomorrow, so

Abby into bed, with Bobby and Sarah in saying goodnight to her as well, she looks up at me with those wide, innocent eyes that never fail to melt my heart. "Mommy," she asks softly, "did Daddy do something really bad to make us go

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be a real conversation. How much separation affects kids is clear, even though we've told them we'll still be

of something I did, too. So it isn't just his fault, and it definitely isn't your fault or Sarah's or Bobby's."

worry in her voice. "No, we are always a family," I assure her, my voice steady but soft. "Daddy and I will still

now. "So...

know how to play a

doesn't just disappear. Sometimes adults need to figure out how to get along better, and that can take time. During that time, living together might not be so nice for you kids. We don't want to be fighting in front of you." Bobby is sitting on the ottoman near the bed. "Are you and

admit. "But no matter what happens between me and Daddy, both of us love you kids more than anything in the world. That's never going

gently. "We're going to figure this out, okay? You help the girls stay on track and we'll all keep a happy

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