Ethan's POV"Good morning, my love!" I wake up Jade, who was already almost awake."Today's the day, right?" she asks, somewhat disheartened.I sigh. "Look, my love," I approach her and touch her face. "I can't ask you to come with me, but what I can say is that I would truly be happy if you were with me. If I stay, Tyler will kill me...""He wouldn't do that, Ethan, you know he wouldn't. He had several chances to kill you and didn't.""Emily?" I get up. "If not him, it will be others.""WHY DID YOU HAVE TO GET INTO THIS KIND OF BUSINESS TOO, HUH? YOU RUINED YOUR OWN LIFE.""Wow," Caitlin enters the room clapping. "I warned you, Ethan, she's the type of girl who always sides with the winning team.""Caitlin, I've put up with you for too long, but you don't have the right to interfere in my relationship with your brother," Jade says, addressing her. "Get out of the room.""I warned you, Ethan," Caitlin continues to insist."I TOLD YOU TO GET OUT.""Look here, you wannabe...""No, Caitl
Justin's POV"Justin," Sara, Ingrid's niece, comes running to hug me as soon as I walk through the door."No one can hold her back," Ingrid comments, smiling faintly, a somewhat sad smile."Sara, it seems like you've grown in a few days. Wow!" I joke, looking at her."I've been jumping around. Do you want to see the drawing I made?" she asks excitedly."Of course!""I'll get it for you," she says and heads towards the room."I told you not to come to say goodbye, Justin!" Ingrid says sharply."I didn't come.""So, does that mean you're not leaving anymore?" she asks ironically."It means I'm not going alone."She shakes her head."You walk into my damn life and make me like you, make me have hope, and then you just say you have to leave. Now you come here insinuating that you want me to go with you? Just to hear that I can't go and you can go on with your life without guilt?""No, Ingrid, it's not like that," I stand up and walk to her."Then what is it?""I want you to come with me,
Tyler's POV"I should kill you," Josh yelled, stressed out."Relax, Josh," I responded, lightly tapping his shoulder."Relax? Do you have any idea what it's like driving here with Anne yelling? I'm lucky to be alive.""No one told you to get her pregnant," I chuckled. "And what about Justin?""He's coming as soon as he sorts out a few things," he replied."A few things or Ingrid?""Give him some time, Tyler. You know he won't abandon you.""I'm just worried Ethan might try to do something to him, that's all," I said."You really love us!" Josh said, all emotional.I gave him a fake laugh and finished grabbing the last bags from the car trunk."Have you thought about how you'll manage life in a small town like this?" he asked, helping me."It's not that small, but I know we'll do fine," I said, emphasizing 'we.'"Why do we still chase after you?""Because we're your only family, Uncle!" Olivia appeared, speaking and smiling at the same time.The feeling of seeing her smile is so reassu
Pov Emily "What are the chances of you coming out of this on top? Wake up, Caitlin!" "I didn't authorize you to speak," she says, searching for something in her bag. "You know our reputation, huh? Nobody messes with our family and lives to tell the tale." "Well, I hate to disappoint you, but that's not up to my family. Ethan is still fine. Alive and well!" "For now," I mutter. "Damn it!" "Something out of the plan, Caitlin?" I tease. "There is... you! It wasn't part of my plans to leave that damn hospital and find Tyler married to you, the beautiful and coveted Emily Parker. I know the history of your family, always taking what belongs to others." "So, Tyler was yours?" I mock."You don't deserve everything you have, not at all," she throws her bag on the floor and sits in front of me. I stop trying to untie myself at the same second."What do you intend to accomplish with this, Caitlin?" I ask."I'm going to tell you a story, Emily... my story." "I don't like clichés!"She
Emily POV "You know Ethan won't give up on revenge," Justin says as he gets up with David, who had fallen asleep in his lap."Yeah, we know," Tyler grumbles.I run my fingers through his hair and settle back on the couch. "Justin, stop worrying about it. Go give attention to Ingrid; she's alone in the room," I say. "I just want to warn you. It's okay that you want to live away from the drug trade and all, but it's not time to let your guard down," he says, turning around, and quickly his image disappears from the room. "Did you notice the way David fell asleep on his lap? I thought it was so..." "Cute?" I ask. "Yeah, that's it."Men.What's the difficulty in saying a word? "I miss when Olivia used to rest her head on my lap, like you're doing now," I say, stroking his face. "Do you want me to leave?" "No, you brute, you can stay. I like it when you do that too." "I love you," he says, turning to my belly. "And you, little one, I love you too." "Don't be so sure it's going t
(...) Months later.Tyler's POV"Congratulations, David!" Olivia says, handing the present to her cousin. "Now you're the same age as me.""Now it's just you left, Sarinha," David says to the younger girl."She just turned six; something tells me it's going to take a while," Ingrid laughs.You could tell how downcast she was; her sister had just passed away, and the doctors said that the disease she had was hereditary. This leaves the possibility of her or Sara having the same illness. She thinks Justin will abandon her. But he's preparing a surprise for her."You look so beautiful," Josh says to Anne, who was wearing a loose pink dress. She's already seven months along; her belly is huge. The twins are a girl and a boy. Meanwhile, Emily is already six months pregnant; it's not an easy pregnancy. To give you an idea, we've had three false alarms this month. We don't know the sex. Emily didn't let it slip; she wants it to be a surprise."Isn't that right, Tyler?" Justin's voice chimes
Justin's POV"Uncle, the birthday is over," Sara approaches the tree.I had decorated it completely, with lights, hearts, and everything."It's a surprise for your aunt/mom, Sarinha," I reply, finishing hanging the last lights.I left David in charge of keeping Ingrid occupied.I was practically trembling.Sweating cold.There's a good chance she'll say no and still be mad at me.I started thinking about me and Jade.I guess maybe deep down I knew we wouldn't end up together; I spent six years and never thought about proposing to her. Not that I didn't love her, I loved her very much. But the courage I have now to have a family is different; I never felt secure enough with Jade.But Ingrid..."DAD, THE BOMB IS GOING TO EXPLODE."That was the code we agreed on for when she was approaching.OK.OK.OK."Justin, what is this? Are you planning to have a backyard party now?" she asks, approaching."I think you're misunderstanding," I start. "This isn't just a backyard party... it's our par
Emily POV.Finally.The wedding of Josh and Justin happened after three months of waiting. I must say it was beautiful; I think the fact that it was a double wedding made everything even more beautiful. They chose an outdoor park, very beautiful. The twins had already been born. The sad thing is that one did not survive; Anne blamed herself with all her might. She was sad for weeks, I believe she still is. But the wedding and the girl who remains are giving her strength. Cassie came to live with them; she said Anne still cries in corners, but Josh is doing the impossible not to leave her alone and to lift her up. I can't imagine the pain she's feeling; I lost a baby that wasn't even formed yet, and it devastated me. Imagine the pain of carrying a child for nine months and having to bury him the day after birth. The pain of seeing the room prepared for two babies and only having one to breastfeed. Thank God this didn't cause the wedding to be canceled; in fact, I found it even more fit