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“Tell us what?” Paisley asked, “Mommy where are we?”
“This is my home, in the Dark Moon territory” I explain. “Come on, let’s get upstairs to the apartment, then we can talk.” I encourage.
“Our we here to gets our stuff so we can moves?”
Riley chirps excitedly as we enter the building lobby.
“I’ll explain everything when we’re upstairs.” I promise, praying l can put this off until we’re in the privacy of our own home. After everything we’ve been through over the last few months, the last thing I need is for my children to have a full-on public meltdown in the middle of the street.
The pups continue to excitedly question me as the elevator carries us higher and higher, and l’m frankly amazed they haven’t picked up on my somber energy.
Either l’m doing a better job of hiding it than I thought, or their senses are so frayed from all their recent adventures that they don’t realize how upset l am.
We don’t have any luggage. The pups were taken with nothing but the clothes on their back, and I left almost everything at Ethan’s penthouse. In the coming days I’ll have to find a way to have it sent here, but for the time being our homecoming is as underwhelming as a homecoming can be.
When I unlock the front door of the apartment, Ryder, Parkey and Riley go racing towards their room.
We’re home!!!!” They cry happily, “Come on Paisley, we’ll show you our room!” Parker adds.
“We have so much to pack!” Riley declares, “I have to bring all my stuffles, and the toys!” She exclaims,
We can’t forget the toys.”
“Slow down, little ones” I caution. “You don’t have to pack anything.”
All four pups stop in their tracks. “Why not?” Ryder asks, “Aren’ we moving to live with Daddy?”
state gently. “We
all my stuff at home… and the pack-
isn’t moving here either:” I confess, wishing I could somehow fast forward through all this, but
hands on her hips. “If we aren’ going there and
all are going to live with me here” l explain gently. “And your Daddy is going to stay in the NightFang territory where he belongs. We’ll have all of
up at me. The boys look so much like their father that it’s all l
s’posed to be a
I begin carefully, “but what we want and what’s possible don’t always match up. You know that Daddy and I had troubles in the past, and I
mean we’re not
confirm, barely
going to live
know?” Ryder
wanted to be with you more than anything in the world, but l just couldn’t get past our history. I’m
are we gonna see him again?” Riley
know.” I reply honestly. Ethan hadn’t given any indication of ever wanting to see the pups again
didn’ even get to say
Daddy would never do that! He’d never go way without telling
lot of drama” The pups are looking up at me in utter disbelief, and I can see the gears working in their minds as they try to wrap their minds around this. “This was
we’re not together without Daddy!” Ryder argues, his eyes welling with
and I don’t do well together:”‘
the best, I know it hurts now, but I hope
his face turning tomato red. “This isn’t right! You
that was just an expression, I
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