“Right. Anyway, you have divorce papers that need to be signed.” Her tone is so cold.
“Fuck you. See you in court, bitch!”
I turn to walk out and hear my sisters both start to cry. I turn around, force myself to be the man I need to be, walk to them, and kiss each of their heads. “I love you both, regardless. Just watch your backs, because this crew will stab you so quick you won’t know it’s coming.”
“Lucas, wait!” Dad yells.
I don’t turn around as I walk to the elevator.
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I get in my SUV, fighting the desire to call Tessa. I know she’s with John and Maggie at the hospital. His surgery was this morning.
I’m about two hours from home when I finally call her.
“Hey.”
“Hey, baby.”
“You all right?”
“How’s your dad?”
“Great. He’s awake and drugged. You should see him, Lucas. He so high.”
I laugh. “I love you.”
“That’s good, because my boys will all be home Friday and expect us to make them dinner.”
This is so happening, I think.
“Sounds perfect.”
“Well, you may not think so when I tell you they think you should invite your kids, too.”
“Even better.”And it is.
“Here I am, rambling, when I should be asking you how things went today.”
“How about I tell you later? I’m heading home now. Could you meet me at my house? I really want to see you.”
“I’m going to head home in a few hours to take Mom home. We were gonna paint some more … Lucas, are you okay?”
“I’m great. I just miss you, that’s all.”
“I miss you, too.”
“I love you.”So fucking much.
“Drive safe. See you soon.”
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On my drive, I talk to Bones. He’s going to head up an investigation to gather information, mainly I want to know where Ash got the money to buy the company. I suspect it’s Robert, but the thought that Sam is behind it, too, makes me sick, especially after the shit with Harper and Ava.
Ava will never recover from that.
Next, I call Ava and ask her to conference in Logan.