38!

JACOB

I opened up my eyes and she was here anymore.

“Aurora! Aurora! Aurora!!!!” I felt a heavy splash of water on my body.

“Huh, she's not here,” I could hear the smug in Maria's voice.

“What the hell are you doing dreaming about a woman sent to prison?” Sounded rather pissed at me. I guess she is a fan of Aurora.

“I didn't…” I thought about telling her more but there is no use arguing with Maria especially now that she is pregnant.

“You should let her go, or things are going to get nasty,” she said and maybe she was right. Especially with Katherine not leaving my life.

I nodded at her and she took the plate from the table, “you love her,” she said.

“I don't know,” I stammered, “if I love her now why didn't I love her before,’’ I said to her.

“Because sometimes you men like to be challenged and a powerful woman does that,” she said, it sounded like I'm getting a lesson.

*But Katherine is a powerful woman,” I didn't realize what I had said until it kept out.

Maria busted out laughing,