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Natasha,” Austin broached the subject gently.
“Right,” Diane pushed on, trying to coerce more information than that.
Austin reached for Tyler before speaking. “Have you seen Natasha recently?” she asked and could tell from the sudden change on Diane’s face that she had. “Okay, did you tell her anything about Tyler and me?”
“Not in so many words,” Diane replied to them, her tone now noting her nervousness. “She does now know about the two of you and Grace.”
“You told her about us all?” Austin asked, aghast. She was actually horrified to learn the truth so quickly after asking, and she was even more horrified to learn that Grace had been used as part of the pinnacle chat.
“Yes,” Diane replied honestly, keeping her answer monosyllabic. “I thought it was time.”
“Why did you have to tell her about any of us, about Gracie?” Austin asked out of exasperation, her tone faltering on her. “She ruined so much before, how could you think telling her wouldn’t give her an opportunity to do it again?”
“I didn’t do it for her to do that,” Diane defended her actions. “I did it to hurt her. I wanted her to actually feel regretful for her actions, but she never did. She didn’t even twitch.”
“She wouldn’t,” Austin commented back, deliberately allowing a harsher octave control her voice. “How did you think she would react, Diane? I know she’s your daughter and you want to believe that somewhere in her is some bright shining orb or whatever of goodness, but Natasha has proven time and time again she only works for one reason - herself. If it doesn’t go her way, then you have next to no chance of getting anything from her.”
“ Aus, calm down a little,” Tyler stepped in, setting a hand onto her shoulder. “Diane, you had to know how upsetting this would be when we found out.”
“I didn’t expect you to find out,” she admitted to the pair and gave them both a solemn look. “I didn’t know she would react in such a way. I gave her the benefit of the doubt and she failed me.”
“What did you say to her exactly?” Tyler asked, taking control right now. “I want to know exactly what you told her, because she’s now using it against all of us to try and get my attention.”
“I told her about how Austin and Grace came over and invited me to a party after the town had literally cast me out,” she admitted to them and then dropped the biggest bombshell upon them both. “I also gave her a photo,” Diane stated nervously. “I gave her a photo I had taken of you with Grace. She couldn’t believe you had a daughter.”
“How could you?” Austin asked; hurt the most that her news had been shared in such a manner. “She hates me as it is. I’m living proof of that, but knowing that Ty and I have a child together is a totally different ball game. I saw how she reacted to that the first time; how she felt I was ruining Tyler; how she thought it was my idea of entrapment. She used that against me to get the one thing she wanted. Knowing that Tyler chose me, made a life with me, is not going to bode well.”
“She’s locked away,” Diane muttered unhappily. “I mean, she can’t do a thing. She’s full of empty threats.”
“Maybe so, but I don’t want to have to worry about what mail I will be collecting every morning. That isn’t fair on me, that isn’t fair on Tyler and, at the end of the day, that isn’t fair on Grace. She may be young, but she picks up on the moods of Tyler and me. When we’re stressed, so is she. I don’t want that for my family. She might be locked up, Diane, but she can still get at us.”
“Just don’t open the letters,” Diane stated bluntly.
“Really?” Austin barked at Diane. “You caused this, and that is your way of fixing it? I don’t want to find anything in my mail box with Natasha’s handwriting on it. Period.”
“I’m with my wife on this one,” Tyler stepped in. “Diane, what you’ve done is
“Right,” Diane pushed on, trying to coerce more information than that.
Austin reached for Tyler before speaking. “Have you seen Natasha recently?” she asked and could tell from the sudden change on Diane’s face that she had. “Okay, did you tell her anything about Tyler and me?”
“Not in so many words,” Diane replied to them, her tone now noting her nervousness. “She does now know about the two of you and Grace.”
“You told her about us all?” Austin asked, aghast. She was actually horrified to learn the truth so quickly after asking, and she was even more horrified to learn that Grace had been used as part of the pinnacle chat.
“Yes,” Diane replied honestly, keeping her answer monosyllabic. “I thought it was time.”
“Why did you have to tell her about any of us, about Gracie?” Austin asked out of exasperation, her tone faltering on her. “She ruined so much before, how could you think telling her wouldn’t give her an opportunity to do it again?”
“I didn’t do it for her to do that,” Diane defended her actions. “I did it to hurt her. I wanted her to actually feel regretful for her actions, but she never did. She didn’t even twitch.”
“She wouldn’t,” Austin commented back, deliberately allowing a harsher octave control her voice. “How did you think she would react, Diane? I know she’s your daughter and you want to believe that somewhere in her is some bright shining orb or whatever of goodness, but Natasha has proven time and time again she only works for one reason - herself. If it doesn’t go her way, then you have next to no chance of getting anything from her.”
“ Aus, calm down a little,” Tyler stepped in, setting a hand onto her shoulder. “Diane, you had to know how upsetting this would be when we found out.”
“I didn’t expect you to find out,” she admitted to the pair and gave them both a solemn look. “I didn’t know she would react in such a way. I gave her the benefit of the doubt and she failed me.”
“What did you say to her exactly?” Tyler asked, taking control right now. “I want to know exactly what you told her, because she’s now using it against all of us to try and get my attention.”
“I told her about how Austin and Grace came over and invited me to a party after the town had literally cast me out,” she admitted to them and then dropped the biggest bombshell upon them both. “I also gave her a photo,” Diane stated nervously. “I gave her a photo I had taken of you with Grace. She couldn’t believe you had a daughter.”
“How could you?” Austin asked; hurt the most that her news had been shared in such a manner. “She hates me as it is. I’m living proof of that, but knowing that Ty and I have a child together is a totally different ball game. I saw how she reacted to that the first time; how she felt I was ruining Tyler; how she thought it was my idea of entrapment. She used that against me to get the one thing she wanted. Knowing that Tyler chose me, made a life with me, is not going to bode well.”
“She’s locked away,” Diane muttered unhappily. “I mean, she can’t do a thing. She’s full of empty threats.”
“Maybe so, but I don’t want to have to worry about what mail I will be collecting every morning. That isn’t fair on me, that isn’t fair on Tyler and, at the end of the day, that isn’t fair on Grace. She may be young, but she picks up on the moods of Tyler and me. When we’re stressed, so is she. I don’t want that for my family. She might be locked up, Diane, but she can still get at us.”
“Just don’t open the letters,” Diane stated bluntly.
“Really?” Austin barked at Diane. “You caused this, and that is your way of fixing it? I don’t want to find anything in my mail box with Natasha’s handwriting on it. Period.”
“I’m with my wife on this one,” Tyler stepped in. “Diane, what you’ve done is
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