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CHAPTER39
Ava
“I have a confession to make,” I said to Grayson as he made us a cup of coffee.
“What’s your confession?” he asked with a smile.
“I’ve never been on an airplane before and am kind of nervous.”
His brows furrowed as he handed me a piping hot coffee. “I don’t understand. What about—oh, wait. That was Kate.” He set down his cup and wrapped his arms around me. “You have nothing to be nervous about. You’re going to love Shaun’s private plane. It’s like you’re not even on one.” His lips met mine. “Besides, I’ll do everything possible to make sure you’re comfortable.”
“Have I told you how much I love you?” I grinned.
“I think you only told me twice this morning, which nearly isn’t enough.” A smirk crossed his lips.
“I love you, Dr. Kind.”
“I love you too, babe. I have to get to the hospital. Have a good day and a good session with Charlotte.” He kissed me.
“I will.”
The day was a busy one. I had two client meetings and some shopping to do for them before I headed to the medical center to meet Charlotte.
“I think I’ve decided to let go of the fact that I want to remember what happened,” I said.
“Okay. Why the sudden change of mind?” she asked.
“Does it really matter anymore, Charlotte? I’m the happiest I’ve ever been. I never thought I would find someone like Grayson and have the life I do. I don’t want to fuck things up by remembering. Knowing isn’t going to erase what happened. My mother hurt me because she’s a bad person. I can’t change the past, but I can move forward with my future. I’ve come to realize that the future is more important than the past. I don’t want to live in the past, and remembering all the bad stuff that happened will only keep me there. I feel a sense of peace for the first time in my life, and I want to keep that feeling.”
“I can understand that.” Charlotte smiled. “But, if you ever do decide you want to travel down that road, I’ll be here for you.”
“I know you will be.” The corners of my mouth curved upward.
“You know that you don’t have just me, right? You have the entire Kind family by your side.”
“Yeah. I know, and I’m so grateful for all of you.”
When I arrived home, Freya was dying to come out and paint. It had been a while, and she was getting antsy.
* * *
Grayson
I walked into the house, set my keys down, and looked out the sliding door. Opening it, I stepped onto the patio.
“Hello, Freya.”
“Hello, Grayson.” Her paintbrush stroked the canvas.
“I texted Ava to tell her I was going to be late, and she didn’t respond.”
“Sorry about that. I don’t answer Ava’s phone while I’m painting.”
“That is really beautiful,” I said as I walked over and took a closer look.
“Thank you, Dr. Kind. How was your day?”
“Busy. There was a bus accident, and several people were injured.”
