All Chapters of The Strong - The Ashford Brothers Series - Book Three: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Hey everyone. I won't be posting any more chapters until the first of September. I have finished writing the book, but I have a lot going on at the moment and I need the break. I don't know if you guys know this, but I work a full-time job, I have two small children and a personal life to attend to. Sometimes I need breaks to get my life in order. From the 1st of September to the 25th of September there will be updates daily and the last chapter of the book will be updated on the 25th of September. I updated longer chapters as per the request of a lot of readers and because of that, it makes fewer chapters per month. I will see you all again on the first with a great chapter. In the meantime, don't forget to leave a review and a comment. I think you will be all pleased to know that I am already writing Fred's book and I have a few great chapters to begin with. Fred's book The Jock will start at some point in September. I am pointing at the middle, but I highly recommend fini

Bonnie POV“Bonnie, I need you to come with me right now,” Richard says as I put my teacup down. His mother looks at him, frowning, and he keeps his eyes on me. Layla walks into the kitchen and she looks frantic and fear strikes.“What happened? Is Jude okay?” I ask, and their mother stands up as I do, looking at Richard and Layla.“Yes, he is fine, but your sister-in-law isn’t,” Richard says, and I look at Layla and then back at Richard.“She’s in the hospital, and I don’t really know what happened, except that I have to take you with me,” he says and I nod.“I hope everything goes well for you, my dear,” his mother says and I nod, thanking her before he guides me out of the house and into a town car that is waiting for us outside. Layla stayed behind and my hands are now shaking.What the hell happened that made Trish go to the hospital? God, Benny, he is probabl

Jude POV“Why are you here alone?” Pam asks as she sits in front of me. I’m in our usual booth. I raise my head from my hands and look directly into her eyes. “Oh dear, what is going on?” She asks as she moves from her chair and sits next to me and pulls me into an embrace. I bury my head on her shoulder as I allow myself to be vulnerable.Pam has been more like a mother to me than my own mother. I always had the freedom to talk to her, to lay my heart out and allow her to see me being just me, no filters, no barriers. “Whatever it is, it will fix itself.” She says as I take a deep breath before pulling away from her and awkwardly cleaning the tears that rolled down my face.Pam grabs some paper napkins and gives them to me and I quickly get myself sorted and back together. The beer in front of me has gone flat and warm and I haven’t even touched it. “I’ll bring you another one and give your friends a r

Bonnie POVI take a deep breath as I walk out of the daycare. The girls were crying when I left them and it broke my heart, but I need to get back to making some contacts and reschedule some jobs. I need some money ASAP if I want to leave Benny’s house.“Bonnie, here,” I hear someone shouting and it’s a man holding a camera. I ignore him as I walk past, and he keeps calling for me.“Bonnie, do you have anything to say for yourself?” He asks, and I take a deep breath as I get into Jude’s car. He landed me in his car so I could get the girls in and out of daycare while Benny was in the hospital with Trish. She is finally awake and conscious, but she still needs a lot of rest and in a couple of days, she might be released.I press the call button on the dashboard, and Jude’s name appears. “Hey, how were they?” He asks, and I take a deep breath.“They cried again. I wish I could keep the

Bonnie POVAfter leaving my parents’ house and pretending that everything was okay, I can’t stop thinking of the possibility. I could be pregnant. I take the pill every day, without failing, so I should’ve had my period. Two weeks ago. I shake my head, trying to push away the thought from my head. No, it can’t be. Not right now…I never really thought about kids. Well, I did, but I always thought that I would put my career first, settle, get married, and then I would think about that, so this is completely the opposite of what I wanted. I turn on the bed and Jude is sleeping deeply. His breathing is steady and without making too much noise, I get out of the bed and walk into the living room.I cuddle up with a blanket on the corner of the couch and close my eyes. I rest one hand over my stomach and the possibility of having a tiny human being growing inside of me is making my head spin. I shake my head, as I can’t help but sm