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I nodded

"That was Jason"

Then I re out when he pulled the truck around That slime ball was that close to me and my baby and I’d had no idea I reht that was justto Ryder

A lone tear slipped fro because so could have happened and I’d have had no idea "Why didn’t you just tell me?" I asked

He pressed the palms of his hands to his eyeballs, "Because I didn’t knoas going on He just appeared out of nowhere and no one knehat he was up to"

"But you could’ve told hed, "I know, but I wanted to find out as going on first I didn’t want to concern you with so that you didn’t need to worry about"

I snappedserious? "Concern me, Hunter? If it involves you or Ryder, hell any of our families, it concerns me"

He didn’t respond for a while Eventually Mason and Hailey appeared in the doorway,their way towards us

I knew none of this was easy for him but his lack of coht for so long to be together but now it felt like it was still impossible and out of reach How could you have a relationship with someone you really don’t knoould I ever know if Hunter was keeping anything else fro?

I followed CC’s eyes to see Mason and Hailey walking towards us I still needed to tell her h they knehat had happened

"What did Jaylinn want?" CC asked while staring at her hands in her lap

I took a deep breath, not sure how to tell her this withoutit any worse than it already was "There’s more that she found out"

She nodded once and then put her seatbelt on as Hailey and Mason clirabbed lanced at Mason in the rearviewif she knew everything I shook my head once then started the truck and pulled out of the driveway

The ride down here had been fun The girls had turned the stereo up full blast and sang at the top of their lungs We’d talked about the wedding, and Hailey convinced CC to take pole-dancing lessons as part of the bachelorette party We discussed where ere going to go on our honeymoon The past didn’t bother anyone It was the way it should be This ride back was painfully quiet No one talked unless it was necessary

When we arrived home it was just after dinnertime and of course everyone was at the Cahill’s for Sunday dinner Our parents were sitting at the kitchen table, sipping their coffee, and they all turned, a little surprised to see us walk in

"Hey baby girl, I wasn’t expecting you ‘til later" Andrew said

"Where’s Ryder?" CC asked, not offering an explanation