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Authors: Mary Eason
Tags: Contemporary, Paranormal
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worry, I’ll have some of my best agents escorting Ava and Maggie someplace safe.”
“Thank you.” She got to her feet then smiled sympathetically down at him. “Come on. I think it’s time you spent some time with your daughter.”
Kara ignored her daughter’s silent pleadings and left Ava and Davis sitting together on the front porch in an uncomfortable silence with Buster standing guard close by.
Sharing Ava with someone other than her grandmother might prove to be the hardest thing she’d ever had to do, but Kara had made so many mistakes with Ava already, starting with the first, the biggest one of all. Not telling Davis about his daughter. Whatever happened between them in the past, he deserved to be part of Ava’s life. Ava needed her father as well.
While Kara prepared the pancakes, she listened to the silence outside until she couldn’t stand it any longer. She was halfway to the front door when Davis made the first move toward trying to win his daughter’s favor, and his first mistake. He said something unflattering about Petie.
Kara smiled to herself and then returned to the pancakes. Davis would need to sort this out alone. He’d learn in time.
By the time the pancakes were ready, Davis and Ava had decided to make nice even though they were still far from being friends. But they both were stubborn. There would be many battles ahead for them.
Maggie’s anger and resentment at being forced into protective custody hadn’t surprised Kara any. She was always like a mother bear when it came to protecting those she loved. She arrived at the house shortly after the breakfast dishes were cleared away, and barely spared Davis an angry glare. Maggie still remembered all the tears her granddaughter had shed. She laid the full blame at Davis’s door and Kara had been only too happy to let her.
Maggie waited until Kara had kissed her cheek before making her feelings clear. “You promised me you wouldn’t get involved in this again, child. Please don’t do this. For God’s sake, don’t put Ava in the middle of this.”
Kara winced at her grandmother’s accusation. She let Maggie go and glanced at Davis. “Can you give us a second?” He nodded and tried to distract Ava by pointing out a bluebird on the front porch.
“Gran, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to break my promise, but something’s happened and—”
Her grandmother busily shook her head in denial. “No, I don’t want to hear it. It’s doesn’t have to be up to you to solve this one, child. Please, don’t get involved again. Don’t get involved with him again. You won’t survive it if he hurts you this time.”
Fear raced through Kara. “What have you seen?”
Her grandmother looked away and the fear spiraled further out of control. “Nothing. I just remember how hard it was for you the last time.”
She knew her grandmother well enough to know she wasn’t being truthful. “Gran, it’s not the same. Davis and I aren’t together, but the killer, he’s back, or at least someone mimicking his MO is trying to make a name for himself. I have no choice. I have to help.”
After a moment, Maggie slowly nodded. “All right. You know what’s best for you. Please, please, be careful. I don’t want to see you hurt again.”
Kara knew then that whatever dark truths Maggie had seen, she wouldn’t be sharing them and it would be pointless to prod any further.
She hugged her grandmother then went outside to say goodbye to her daughter. This would be the first time they’d been apart. Letting Ava go made the nightmare seem more real.
She knelt in front of her daughter who stood a few feet away from Davis, not looking at him. Ava didn’t fully accept Davis as her father just yet. That would take time and a whole lot of work on Davis’s part and Kara’s. Another something for her to be sorry for.
Kara reached for her daughter and pulled her close. There were tears in Ava’s eyes. Please God, don’t let me fall apart
“Thank you.” She got to her feet then smiled sympathetically down at him. “Come on. I think it’s time you spent some time with your daughter.”
Kara ignored her daughter’s silent pleadings and left Ava and Davis sitting together on the front porch in an uncomfortable silence with Buster standing guard close by.
Sharing Ava with someone other than her grandmother might prove to be the hardest thing she’d ever had to do, but Kara had made so many mistakes with Ava already, starting with the first, the biggest one of all. Not telling Davis about his daughter. Whatever happened between them in the past, he deserved to be part of Ava’s life. Ava needed her father as well.
While Kara prepared the pancakes, she listened to the silence outside until she couldn’t stand it any longer. She was halfway to the front door when Davis made the first move toward trying to win his daughter’s favor, and his first mistake. He said something unflattering about Petie.
Kara smiled to herself and then returned to the pancakes. Davis would need to sort this out alone. He’d learn in time.
By the time the pancakes were ready, Davis and Ava had decided to make nice even though they were still far from being friends. But they both were stubborn. There would be many battles ahead for them.
Maggie’s anger and resentment at being forced into protective custody hadn’t surprised Kara any. She was always like a mother bear when it came to protecting those she loved. She arrived at the house shortly after the breakfast dishes were cleared away, and barely spared Davis an angry glare. Maggie still remembered all the tears her granddaughter had shed. She laid the full blame at Davis’s door and Kara had been only too happy to let her.
Maggie waited until Kara had kissed her cheek before making her feelings clear. “You promised me you wouldn’t get involved in this again, child. Please don’t do this. For God’s sake, don’t put Ava in the middle of this.”
Kara winced at her grandmother’s accusation. She let Maggie go and glanced at Davis. “Can you give us a second?” He nodded and tried to distract Ava by pointing out a bluebird on the front porch.
“Gran, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to break my promise, but something’s happened and—”
Her grandmother busily shook her head in denial. “No, I don’t want to hear it. It’s doesn’t have to be up to you to solve this one, child. Please, don’t get involved again. Don’t get involved with him again. You won’t survive it if he hurts you this time.”
Fear raced through Kara. “What have you seen?”
Her grandmother looked away and the fear spiraled further out of control. “Nothing. I just remember how hard it was for you the last time.”
She knew her grandmother well enough to know she wasn’t being truthful. “Gran, it’s not the same. Davis and I aren’t together, but the killer, he’s back, or at least someone mimicking his MO is trying to make a name for himself. I have no choice. I have to help.”
After a moment, Maggie slowly nodded. “All right. You know what’s best for you. Please, please, be careful. I don’t want to see you hurt again.”
Kara knew then that whatever dark truths Maggie had seen, she wouldn’t be sharing them and it would be pointless to prod any further.
She hugged her grandmother then went outside to say goodbye to her daughter. This would be the first time they’d been apart. Letting Ava go made the nightmare seem more real.
She knelt in front of her daughter who stood a few feet away from Davis, not looking at him. Ava didn’t fully accept Davis as her father just yet. That would take time and a whole lot of work on Davis’s part and Kara’s. Another something for her to be sorry for.
Kara reached for her daughter and pulled her close. There were tears in Ava’s eyes. Please God, don’t let me fall apart
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