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“Well, we all love Ava and want to protect her too. I can’t help it that two of the three parole board members are friends of mine.” He smirked. “Besides, that woman needs to spend every second of her sentence in prison for what she did. The problem is, what are you going to do when her sentence is up and she decides to come looking for Ava?”
“We’ll cross that bridge when and if we get there. Plus, you know the others won’t allow it to happen.”
“Very true.” He patted my shoulder.
“Sam told me you’re installing metal detectors in the building.”
“Yeah. They were put in today. I also hired two security guards for the office.”
“Good. You don’t want to take any more chances. Have a good night, and I’ll see you tomorrow when we pull up on our new bikes.” I grinned.
“You bet. We’re all going for a ride tomorrow.”
Ava was sitting on the couch on her laptop when I stepped through the sliding door.
“Hi.” She smiled. “How are the guys?”
“They’re good.” I walked over and joined her on the couch. “What are you doing?” I lay my head on her shoulder.
“Looking for a different dining set for Shaun’s apartments.”
“Sounds fun.” I smirked. “Christian is going to drive Gabriel and me to pick up our motorcycles tomorrow. You in?” I lifted my head.
“I’m in.” She smiled.
“Good.” I kissed her lips. “Are you almost ready for bed?”
“Yes.” She closed her laptop, set it down, and took hold of my hand. “Let’s go, Dr. Kind. I’m not feeling well and need a check-up.” The corners of her mouth curved upward.
CHAPTER44
Grayson
As I lay there and held her against me, I couldn’t stop thinking about her mother. The last thing I wanted to do was keep secrets from her, and I knew one day it would come back and bite me in the ass. I needed to tell her and deal with the consequences.
The following day, Christian drove us to pick up our motorcycles. After putting on our helmets, Ava climbed on the back and wrapped her arms around me.
“Are you ready?” I smiled as I looked back at her.
“I’m ready!” She grinned.
We pulled out of the parking lot and headed home. The feeling was surreal, and even more so having the girl I loved so much with me. Gabriel knew of my plan to tell Ava about her mother, so once we got home, he left us alone.
“That was amazing.” Ava smiled as she climbed off.
“I’m happy you enjoyed it because we’re going to ride a lot. Let’s go down to the beach and take a walk along the shoreline.”
“Okay.” The smile never left her face.
I grabbed her hand and held it tight as we walked down by the water while the sun was setting.
“There’s something I need to tell you,” I said.
“Okay. What is it?”
“Your mother is in the California State Penitentiary and serving a twenty-five-year sentence.” I blurted out before the others had a chance to front and stop me.
“How do you know this?” She stopped walking and stared at me.
