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Stepping away, I gave hijoke, Charlotte," he called "You’ll be lucky to get visitation after this shit"

Any other day, his words would have destroyed s to worry about than Brady throwing yet another hissy fit

First being to escort my son up to Pediatric ICU and discuss his current state with his cardiologists

Second being to contact ive her a heads-up on Brady’s latest threats

Third being to get Porter out of jail

And last being to suck in a deep breath and remind ain--no ot

Two hours later…

"Get him out of there, To the sweater ht around an to pace up and down the hospital hallway "Then make it that easy"

He shoved his hands into his pockets and stared at the floor "I’ood conscience help Porter Reese"

I stopped and leveled aze on his "Then you have no business here Feel free to leave"

"You aresmart choices"

I marched over to him, and then, careful to keep ot assigned to a case of a er at Travis’s hospital room "That means that little boy is your business So, by allto help his father get out of jail because you feel like maybe, just lared atso blinded by your heart that you can’t even see the truth"

"You’re right!" I whispered "I am blinded by love" I planted my hands on my hips and leaned in close "Love forat that bedside, it’s going to crush hi even an ounce of heartbreak"

He cocked his head to the side "And what about you? You love Porter?"

Defiantly, I held his stare "Unquestionably"

He cla to forget that that man raised your son for the last however many years? That he married the sociopath who stole hi he had your son? He played you then And, now, he’s playing you again to keep that boy in his life I don’t doubt that he loves that little boy But I refuse to stand by and watch hiame of his"

"He didn’t know he had my son!"