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I was beyond exhausted, and es of adrenaline ed me

"Where’s Travis? When can we take him home?" Dad asked

Noasn’t that the ed in defeat

Mark looked at me, but when I found myself unable to reply, he answered for me "Teical parents"

"No fucking way!" Tanner booh, despite the fact that we’d been dating for over ato feel like I didn’t know Charlotte, either

I bit the inside of my cheek until I tasted blood "Charlotte asked for an order of protection to preventany contact with Travis"

"What?" Dad and Tanner gasped in unison, their shock echoing my own

Charlotte, more than anyone else, knew exactly what my children meant to me I had no words to adequately explain the pain of that betrayal It seemed to be a common thread in my life when it ca the back of his neck

Mark chi next week to decide soround to ith, but we’re preparing to iven his health issues, it’s in Travis’s best interest to remain with the only father he’s ever known--at least part-ti like a one-two knockout punch Though, when faced with the horrifying possibility of not having him at all, part-time was the only hope I had to hold on to

"I’ to the family’s counsel, it doesn’t sound like the child’s parents are going to be open to this arrange out to cup my shoulder

No I wasn’t okay in any fashion My blood was boiling, and my soul was crushed Half of edto be okay with this That’s o because Catherine was a e the fact that he’s mine He will always be mine"

Before I had the chance to break down coht the back of aze intense and his words proed "Please, God Just tell me how?"

Tanner’s face paled "I don’t know yet But I swear I’ll get him back for you We’re the Reese brothers, remember? We’ll find a way"

"I can’t even think anyround "I need a timeout I need all of this to stop for a few ure this out"

Charlotte’s voice suddenly infiltrated ht I understood her before that day

But I had no clue the hell she was living through

And, if I was being honest with myself, a part of my heart was happy for her that she’d found her son

But why did it have to be my son?

"Coot hionna be a wreck We’ll run by ht"

I nodded absently