104 Something wrong with me

Ava

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My brain cells were totally fried.

I’ve been sitting here since Calvin left about an hour ago. I asked him if Noah could stay the night

at his house today and he agreed.

I was still trying to grasp all that I learnt today. It was too much information all at once. I didn’t

know how to handle all of it.

My phone rings. For a second I think of ignoring, but decide against it. It might be an emergency.

I swipe the screen sightlessly. I put the gadget to my ear, but don’t say a thing. My mind was

completely blank so I wait for whoever was on the other side to speak.

“Ava” she breathes. “Thank God. Are you okay? Travis told me what happened today”

Immediately I recognize her voice. Letty.

“I’m not sure, honestly” I reply in a whisper.

I still didn’t understand how Emma could be so cruel to Calvin and Gunner. I know that she always

wanted to carry Rowan’s children, but to reject her own flesh and blood because he doesn’t have

Rowan’s DNA is downright malicious.

“Travis told me you’re the one that discovered the truth and exposed Emma’s lie”

Knowing how a parent’s rejection feels like, I completely understood Gunner’s pain. I took his pain

as my own because he r ded me so much of myself.

He didn’t choose Emma to be his mother, yet she hurt him as if he was nothing. That pissed me of

and broke my heart at the same time.

“Yes. It was just by coincidence I guess”

“How? How were you able to figure it out” she asks, her voice in disbelief.

I don’t know whether it’s from finding out that Emma has a son or it’s from her inability to

understand how I came by the truth.

“His smile” I breathe. “He’s smiled at me many times before, but there was this day it just hit me

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was young snapped in my head His smile was similar to hers

“Cal never said anything before?”

“Never but when I mentioned Emma’s name, he completely froze. That gave everything away.

Also the fact that he didn’t correct me”

It still seems so surreal. I can’t imagine my life without Noah so I don’t understand how Emma

was able to live like her son didn’t exist.

and I proceed to tell her everything from how it started to

got here.

I am done, I’m crying once again. I didn’t want to project my pain, but it

hard.

where I was going until I was at Kate’s house” I tell her. I had stopped calling

so angry on his behalf and mine. I wanted

did for me when I was little and they treated me with cruel

to stand up for him and

I’d prayed for when I was growing up. Other parents

me, yet they said nothing. Hell, even Rowan’s parents kept

up for me or what was

through how your Kate and James treated

treated Gunner. You were right for

that felt like maybe

could have handled it

I was so angry that I couldn’t even

  1. thought about as I drove is; Like mother, like

something when my

my door, Letty. I have

felt so tired and drained. Both

tomorrow. I know it

and hang up. I consider ignoring

didn’t want

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slowly use up and ge

are you doing here?” I ask in

to see him if I am being honest, I was expecting

I’m shocked that he in here

in?” he

wrong with me because I step aside and

enters my

he asks while

he’s not here. Today he’ll be sleeping

flash in his eyes at his name. For a moment I think he’s going to

himself to calm down. I almost clap for him at

today turned out.” He

know and I’ve seen some massive changes in him recently,

fact he would have lashed

possible that he has

those thoughts. I’m being absurd. He had nine years

for him to have a change of heart all of a

while to consider

I feel like I’ve

walks closer

in his arms. I feel his body heat. I feel him entirely. He is

where I

away, but for some reason I am

I had been thinking clearly, I would have

can I do to ease your pain? I know this must be hard for

concerns Gunner”

understands that not all of what I am

of Gunner, but also because of my

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his feet, but he cups my cheek and

don’t know, Rowan”

fingers skimming over my cheek and neck. He then pushes a lock of my

grey eyes clash with mine. He stares at me in a way that I used to dream

I am his world, which is impossible,

he starts. “If I bend and take those pretty pink lips, will you let me?” he ask, as my heart

stare

him no‘ I

no, Ava. Push him

think straight and my mouth won’t move

as if in slow motion. Finally, his

me because I slowly open my

eyes at the fiery

him in every fiber as our mouths mold and our tongues dance together. My legs weaken

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