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Switching the microphone off, I let it drop from my hand and onto the table. My mother comes up behind me, pulling me in for a hug, but my eyes never leave his. It’s not until she whispers in my ear that I realize she saw him.
“What’s he doing here, Chloe?” she asks, turning my chin so she has my full attention. Her signature fake smile is plastered on her face. For show, of course. You never know who might be watching right now. She would hate it if they thought she was displeased with me.
“We need to talk.”
“No, you don’t. You have nothing to discuss with him, Chloe. You need to leave the past in the past, do you hear me?”
“I hear you loud and clear, Mom. I’m choosing not to listen to you. I’ve let you dictate my life for long enough. I’ve let you and Dad make poor decisions for me, decisions that I never agreed with. I’m not a child anymore. I’m doing what I think is right, what I should have done long ago. He deserves to know her, Mom. I know you don’t agree with that, but it’s not your decision. She’s my daughter, his daughter, and I’ve kept her from him for long enough.”
Pushing past my mother, I walk to where Wyatt is standing, waiting for me. His face gives nothing away. There’s no anger. No confusion. Not an ounce of happiness to be found. I have no idea what he’s thinking, but I know why he’s here.
Jones.
He made it happen. He got him here somehow. Now I need to do the rest. It’s now or never.
Once I start talking, there’s no turning back.
