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Chapter Twenty-Five

Collateral

~Natasha~

Two days--that’s how long it had been since I’d showed up at Logan’s vacation house, sneaking in the back, waiting to surprise hiood we once were--hoe could be again

Yet here I’d sat for two long days Alone

As the sun set over the snow-covered ured you’d be back by now," Jax chuckled "Good thing you have the looks, ‘cause baby, you’re not the s ain "Actually, he’s probably in Cassandra as we speak You know, the pretty blonde that lives next door--the girl he actually enjoys hanging around"

"You played ot paid tohis ex-fiancée around on Valentine’s Day didn’t sit ith him, so I’m sure you understand And by the way, no rush on your return"

Rage consu He was never going to give me a fair chance--at least, not with that wo back soon, Jax And when I do, you’re going to help me win him over"

"And ould I do that to my own brother?"

"Because if you don’t, I’ll tell him all about this past summer in Miami--every juicy detail of how you tracked me down for Oliver, only to spend the week in ave ave you exactly what you wanted It wasn’t my fault you couldn’t handle it" I s for you in the hopes that you’d changed--that you could be his mother But like I told you the day I left Mia to this fah before I got involved and dug you up!"

"No, he wasn’t You said so yourself You asked me to return--"

"No, I told you to stay as far away as possible when I realized what you were into! That week is still a fucking blur to me"

A blur to him, perhaps, but an eye-opener for me Oliver wanted his mother, and it was the push I needed to return to hian where we once were: heading for the altar And you will help an won’t even speak to you, and you think you can convince him to marry you?" he scoffed

"I think, with a little persuasion, Logan will see exactly what I want hi a little too convinced for ain, so if you think you can break the about rinned as I hit the ‘End Call’ button After surfing the web on , a man answered

"Twenty-Four-Hour Pawn, how can I help you?"

I looked around the lavishly decorated rooood shape, we buy just about anything"

"Good Send out your largest truck, because I have plenty to sell" After giving hi up and walked over to the

This wasn’t the way I wanted things to unfold I tried to be what he wanted, what Oliver needed, but I was running out of tian wouldn’t listen to s my way