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Staying In New York

Author: Helen Ene
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-11 23:55:24

"Keep your voice down, Bella," Ava cautioned, looking back to make sure the kids were not looking their way.

"What? You expect me to remain silent after you just dropped such a huge bomb on me?" Bellas asked, looking shocked.

"Here is your order, ma'am," an attendant said to them.

"Thank you," Ava replied, with a warm smile as she took two cups of ice cream.

“You need to say something,” Bella whispered, picking up the remaining three cups.

“I am going to explain as soon as we have the time,” Ava whispered back, turning to head over to the kids.

“Well, all we’ve got is time, Ava, so you better start speaking now,” Bella replied in a hard tone.

“Yeah! Ice cream!” Jenna shouted in excitement as Ava placed a cup in front of her.

“We’ve got about twenty minutes, so let’s dig in,” Ava said as she took a seat beside Bella.

Bella’s eyes were shooting lazers at her, wating for her to speak. There was a mixture of shock, curiosity, and anger in her eyes, and Ava understood why she should feel t
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