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"Of course not Abby needs her parents around her" I gave a pointed look at Andrew

After a few seconds of staring each other down, he finally sighed resignedly "I do apologize for any wrong doing on my part" He held out his hand to me "I believe ere never formally introduced I’m Andrew Renard"

"Jake Slater," I replied as I puh I knew he hated it, a s you"

"Likewise"

"You guys reallyfor you, sweetheart," Laura replied

Abby winced "Good Because I really need soh I wanted to, I held back and let Andrew punch the button for the nurse I figured it was just another set of baby steps along the way to building our relationship

Chapter Twenty

For the next h I recked physically, I don’t knohen I’d been happier emotionally Sure, I didn’t necessarily want to almost be beaten to death by a psychotic, jealous ex-lover of Jake’s, but in the same token, it meant I had time to spend with hiuest bedrooh the barn boasted a finished loft that was as nicer than any apartment, Jake refused to sleep far from me, so he either slept in the chair besideroom I’d offered to let hi or kicking ht

That first week I was smothered to death by Jake, my parents, and Susan Even Rhys, Brayden, Lily, and AJ hovered overmy injuries for ifts fro spoiled I couldn’t even sneeze without everyone freaking out and rushing to

Once I was literally back on o back to Texas They’d spent ten days away from their jobs to make sure I was on the road to recovery They still weren’t happy with ned themselves to the fact that I was an adult and oodbye where I promised to come home at the end of the month

Some days Jake would reluctantly leave uys to work on the new album I had to ad woood days and bad days, but emotionally she was upbeat each and every day She was also really funny When I felt up to riding in a car again, she took me to her dance studio and showed me around Jake’s fa home-cooked meals to Susan and to Jake I’d never felt so much love outside of ot in fro studio in Atlanta, he found Susan andsmile on his face, he beckoned me with his hand "I have a surprise for you"