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given Natasha some semblance of hope that she deserves to be a part our lives, or that she can fight to have a part of it. I don’t want that. I don’t want her anywhere near my child or my wife. So much has happened. She caused so much uproar, and she played us all. Everything she did is unforgiveable, and Austin and I rebuilt our lives after it all happened. Neither of us want Natasha to be a part of the life we made together.”
“I’m sorry,” Diane apologized solemnly, her eyes watering. “I know you have a perfect life now. I wanted Natasha to just see that. I wanted her to see that her actions didn’t stop you two from finding your way back to one another.”
“I know how much you want your daughter back, Diane. I understand how much you wish she was better, but you can’t change everyone,” Austin sympathized, seeing why Diane did what she had.
“I know. She’s completely gone,” Diane admitted sadly, trying her hardest not to cry. “She’s not the same. She’s not my daughter and I hate it. I hate her.” She shook her head as absolute dismay rained down upon her and she looked to Austin with saddened expression. “I just wanted her to see how life went on. The reaction I got from her was not what I expected. It wasn’t something I want to go and see again.” She watched the pair and tried to swallow her pride, “I’ll make this right. I can only try, but I will try. I promise.”
“That’s all we can ask for,” Tyler said, knowing they couldn’t do much more. “I will be speaking to the prison as well to make sure they block her rights to send letters to our address, our families and the police department.”
Austin took her husband’s hand, gripped it tightly, “Can we go?” she whispered at him, feeling the need for air.
“Of course,” Tyler replied to her and looked back to Diane. “We’re sorry for barging in, Diane, we just wanted to sort the matter out.”
“It’s fine, really,” Diane told him honestly. “I’ll see you out, and I will contact the prison about setting up another meeting with Natasha.”
“Thank you,” Austin said to Diane, reminding herself that this wouldn’t last for long and they would have Natasha out of their lives again. She was the first to move towards the front door, and the moment she heard the door shut behind Tyler, she faltered, unable to cope with the fact that Natasha had been given the insight to her life behind her back.
“Come here,” Tyler said, pulling his wife to his body and clinching his arms around her to hold her tightly against his chest. “I think we need to go home and unwind before Gracie comes home.” He then released her, allowing her to approach their SUV.
“I don’t want to go home just yet,” Austin said climbing into her side of the car.
Tyler nodded. “Then let’s go somewhere else.”
There was only one place for him to take her now, and that was Point Arena Cove.
Chapter Seven
TYLER watched as his wife made her way down to the sandy shore. Even though she acted fine, he knew otherwise. Everyone else would fall for her charade, but he wouldn’t and he wouldn’t let her pretend that everything was fine. He wouldn’t let her pass these feelings off and act normal. Harboring the negatives never did any good for Austin. He would make her confront her emotions, channel them, and then let them go.
Shaking his head at the situation, he went to the back of the car. Grabbing a blanket, Tyler knew Austin just needed a little piece of free therapy. A moment at her favorite place, time with him, and then a distraction only Grace could offer and she would be back to her normal self.
He didn’t rush after her, nor did he call out to her. He just left her to approach the shoreline as he made his way to a spot to sit at. He stood and watched her for a moment or two, before he reacted, unable to let her feed the darkened part of her soul with tortuous thoughts after malicious
“I’m sorry,” Diane apologized solemnly, her eyes watering. “I know you have a perfect life now. I wanted Natasha to just see that. I wanted her to see that her actions didn’t stop you two from finding your way back to one another.”
“I know how much you want your daughter back, Diane. I understand how much you wish she was better, but you can’t change everyone,” Austin sympathized, seeing why Diane did what she had.
“I know. She’s completely gone,” Diane admitted sadly, trying her hardest not to cry. “She’s not the same. She’s not my daughter and I hate it. I hate her.” She shook her head as absolute dismay rained down upon her and she looked to Austin with saddened expression. “I just wanted her to see how life went on. The reaction I got from her was not what I expected. It wasn’t something I want to go and see again.” She watched the pair and tried to swallow her pride, “I’ll make this right. I can only try, but I will try. I promise.”
“That’s all we can ask for,” Tyler said, knowing they couldn’t do much more. “I will be speaking to the prison as well to make sure they block her rights to send letters to our address, our families and the police department.”
Austin took her husband’s hand, gripped it tightly, “Can we go?” she whispered at him, feeling the need for air.
“Of course,” Tyler replied to her and looked back to Diane. “We’re sorry for barging in, Diane, we just wanted to sort the matter out.”
“It’s fine, really,” Diane told him honestly. “I’ll see you out, and I will contact the prison about setting up another meeting with Natasha.”
“Thank you,” Austin said to Diane, reminding herself that this wouldn’t last for long and they would have Natasha out of their lives again. She was the first to move towards the front door, and the moment she heard the door shut behind Tyler, she faltered, unable to cope with the fact that Natasha had been given the insight to her life behind her back.
“Come here,” Tyler said, pulling his wife to his body and clinching his arms around her to hold her tightly against his chest. “I think we need to go home and unwind before Gracie comes home.” He then released her, allowing her to approach their SUV.
“I don’t want to go home just yet,” Austin said climbing into her side of the car.
Tyler nodded. “Then let’s go somewhere else.”
There was only one place for him to take her now, and that was Point Arena Cove.
Chapter Seven
TYLER watched as his wife made her way down to the sandy shore. Even though she acted fine, he knew otherwise. Everyone else would fall for her charade, but he wouldn’t and he wouldn’t let her pretend that everything was fine. He wouldn’t let her pass these feelings off and act normal. Harboring the negatives never did any good for Austin. He would make her confront her emotions, channel them, and then let them go.
Shaking his head at the situation, he went to the back of the car. Grabbing a blanket, Tyler knew Austin just needed a little piece of free therapy. A moment at her favorite place, time with him, and then a distraction only Grace could offer and she would be back to her normal self.
He didn’t rush after her, nor did he call out to her. He just left her to approach the shoreline as he made his way to a spot to sit at. He stood and watched her for a moment or two, before he reacted, unable to let her feed the darkened part of her soul with tortuous thoughts after malicious
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