Ethan noticed that she was frozen in a spot and looked at the direction of her eyes and his jaw immediately clutched because he immediately recognized thean standing at the entrance by the many pictures he had seen since the case started.Ethan's mind raced as he tried to figure out what to do. They could not afford to have Alistair see them together, it would put Ava in danger. But he couldn't just leave her there either, that would put her in even more danger. He made a split second decision and grabbed her hand, pulling her towards the back door of the coffee shop. "Come on, let's go this way." He said, his voice low. Ava was still in shock but she followed him, trusting that he knew what he was doing. They managed to slip out of the back door without Alistair seeing them or so they thought.Once they were outside, Ava took a deep breath. "Oh my god, that was close." She said, her heart still racing from the close call. "Too close." Ethan agreed, still reeling from the shock of
Ava noticed his facial expression when they called him uncle and knew that he hated it. She made a mental note in her head to tell the kids to drop it and refer to him as their dad instead because that was what he was to them."Now, why don't we all settle down and have our tea and snacks." Ava said, gesturing to the tray on the table that they have all managed to forget as they were talking about the library. "Yes please!" Jane said, sitting down on the couch next to Ava and picking up a cookie. "I'd love a cookie too." Jaden said, taking a seat next to his sister. Soon they were all settled in, enjoying the tea and snacks, with a little chitchat herr and there about books and other things. After a while, the twins started to get sleepy, and Ava suggested that they go to bed."Alright let's get you both to bed. Lend me a hand Ethan?"she asked and he stood up immediately to help her carry Jane while she carried Jaden."So what room would be theirs?" She gestured for him to take th
The next morning they left Caroline in charge of the kids and went for the meeting. Kimberly had called Ethan earlier that morning to inform him that she was back to Florida and he had asked her to rest for some hours before the meeting but she had insisted that they meet up very easy in the morning because she had already come up with a plan and the sooner it was executed the better and that was why as early as 9 o'clock in the morning, they were on their way to the hideout where they were having the meeting.Ava watched as they took a turn and entered into an abandoned street, Ethan had told her that they were going to a place he called "the hideout" to have the meeting there and from the looks of things, the place deserved it's name because was really hidden. She couldn't even keep tracks of the amount of time that they turned into a corner.Soon he stopped the car in front of a very beautiful but abandoned building and the gate opened by itself when he pressed something on his ph
"Oh my goodness I know. I know that's on me to do. Now stop looking at me y'all " he said and everyone turned back to Kimberly."I'm glad you know that Jeff and I hope you understand your role clearly" she smiled at him and he rolled his eyes at her in return."Of course I understand""Good. Now for the main plan. Buckle up, this one might ruffle a few feathers" she said her gaze fixed solely on Ethan."But I want you all to know that it is the only way to do this without bringing harm unto other people"Ethan didn't like the way she was looking at him because it felt like he was the one she was talking to directly even though her words were referring to everyone."Alright let's hear it" Jacob said and everyone echoed it too, showing their impatience in knowing what this plan of hers was."Now aside from the documented evidence that Jeff over here is going to dig out for us. We also need a video and audio proof" she said and everyone was quiet trying to understand her words until Etha
"That's going to be hard. He's not exactly known for being transparent with anything he does" Kimberly aid, looking skeptical. "But we'll find a way if it came to that. We have to." Kimberly said, not knowing what else to say."Why do you think she left like that though?" Jeff asked and everyone shrugged."I have no idea " David said."I think it's because she just can't go through with that kind of pain again" Jacob said and everyone turned to Kimberly who was quiet."Stop looking at me y'all. I have no idea and I think I should just keep my ideas to myself after what happened just now or don't you think?" She said as she picked her bag and walked out and stormed out,leaving the three men behind."You had better follow her" Jeff said to Jacob and he sighed before going after her.Meanwhile Ethan has finally gotten on the elevator and came down. Looking around, he could not see Ava. Where had she gone? There was no way she could have left the premises because he was sure as hell tha
As he walked away, Ava thought about how grateful she was to have a man like him in her life even too he was a handful sometimes.As Ethan walked back into the hideout, he couldn't stop thinking about Ava's words. Even Jeff's. He had really been an asshole to Kimberly.Ava was right, he had been an idiot and he needed to apologize to her. He entered the conference room and found Kimberly sitting at her seat looking down at her computer screen. Without looked up she said,"Honey I already told you that I really want to be left alone please" Ethan was confused for a minute before he realized that she thought that it was Jacob that had come in. He took a deep breath and walked over to her. "Hey." He said, standing in front of her. He saw her freeze before she looked up at him, her face impassive. "Oh, it's you. What do you want?" She asked, not betraying any emotion. Ethan fidgeted with his hands. He hated being on her bad side. "I just wanted to say I'm sorry." He said, meeting her
The next couple of days, they all put in the work to make sure that everything was ready for the final part of the plan which was for Ava to invite Alistair over to her house and try to make him hit her so it could be caught on camera although Ava knew she would not have to make him try to hit because he was going to do that of his own free will.Jeff had already collected all the documented evidence and it was as detailed as any criminal report could possibly be. Now they just needed the video and audio proof and everything would be set to show it to his uncle and that would be the end of him.She was standing at the balcony and looking out the window when she felt a hand on her shoulder, dragging her out of her thoughts and turning around she saw that it was Kimberly."Hey" Kimberly said with a warm smile and Ava smiled back."Hey Kimberly, is there a problem? Do you guys need my help with anything?" She asked because she had actually come up to the balcony cause the men won't let
The following day came early. It was finally the D-day and everyone was nervous, they had made sure everything was in place. The equipment was working perfectly and everything was in order. Ava had taken the day off from work and they had all gotten up early and moved down to Ava's house where the whole thing was going to take place.They had all joined hands to put everything in place and soon after they all left for their various positions, leaving Ava in the house to wait for Alistair's arrival. "Are you sure you're going to be okay on your own?" Ethan asked from his position with was very close to the house. He was with Jacob and David as their role was to keep watch over Ava and make sure that she was okay. They were all watching Ava from a screen from the cameras that had been placed in different locations in the house."I'll be fine Ethan and I'm also not alone. I've got you all watching me from here and besides I'm a big girl and can handle my own stuff okay?" She joked but