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"He just said that, while he didn’t agree with the way Drake handled the situation, he did understand why he flew off the handle after talking to hies I had frootta admit that I’m really curious to knohat he said because it had to have been pretty convincing for everyone to be so persistent in trying to find us And that’s not including how es, practically begging es you have from him," she said as she handed e notification e first Holy shit, Drake had sent es in two days I had about a dozen from Jackson and a few from Natalie and Faith each There were also several froe on Friday and just wanted to let ot to his last e, he orried because Drake had called hiht, and he wanted me to call hi me with concern in her pretty blue eyes "My dad knows soht"

"Uh-oh You better call hireement and decided I’d better do it now before I freaked out froes I dialed his number and waited for hi okay?" he asked worriedly

"Hi, Daddy I’ on? Why doesn’t Drake knohere you are?"

"We had a fight, and I’ve been with Aubrey while I tried to figure things out I’ized

"That’s what dads are for, to be bothered with things like this Why didn’t you tell ht, wondering as going on"

"I’ht before I turned ht before I figured out what to do"

"Alexa Marie, you can’t run away like that withoutwhere you are It just isn’t safe," he chastised

"I ith Aubrey the whole time, perfectly safe at a hotel I didn’t even leave the roo you worry about me I absolutely would have told you more if I had known he’d do that"

"Just proain, not without telling me where you are, okay?" he asked

"I proht to let you knohere Aubrey and I went, and I won’t ever oing on with you and Drake? Do you need me to come home early? I can try to find someone to come up here and pilot for me," he offered

"I really love you for that, Dad, but you don’t need to co to call him now I just wanted to talk to you first to ht"

"Okay, honey I don’t need any details, but I hope everything goes hen you talk Between you hiding away all weekend and the way he sounded on the phone, I’ht was a real doozy"

"It was, Dad, but Jackson has talked to Drake and told Aubrey that I should give hiht?" I asked hopefully

He was silent for ayou to talk to Drake, then that’s definitely a good sign Will you sendto call Drake now Love you"

"Love you, too Talk to you later," he said before disconnecting the call I looked down at the phone in es Drake had left ed ripped e and sloorked ry, with hi me that this wasn’t over yet Around the tie abruptly to askingfor his behavior Yesterday’s ed me to at least let him know that I was safe so he wouldn’t worry He toldwhere to find me and that he knew he’d hurt me Tears rolled down my cheeks as I realized that the depth of his pain matched mine