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Her words struckthat s wasn’t that they left, it was that they left and never ca was to face them, not to run from them What I’d seen was meant to convince me that my men were evil, and it worked for a while, but I kne that I had been taken advantage of I had to get back totheht away

That night I didn’t sleep, but for an entirely different reason I was too excited to get back to theat Khloe’s place for the past feeeks, and as soon as day broke, I h, I could catch the kids before they left for school I used my drive to come up with the perfect way to tell the them down

I pulled up in front of Ethan’s house and used the key I still had to let ed the locks They truly hadn’tI could s coffee from the kitchen and knew I’d find thethere, staring into a pot of coffee His eyes had bags under them and his hair was unkempt; he looked stressed and exhausted

“Hi,” I greeted

Ethan turned and looked atit to crash into pieces on the floor He raced across the kitchen, and held out his ar his lips in a passionate kiss He grippedto constrict o or ask hiainst ether

“I’m so happy you’re home,” he whispered to me

“Me too,” I said, not able to stop the tears fro argument”

“You mean Adam?” Ethan replied and I just shook my head

“I don’t even want to talk about it,” I said with a chuckle

“Jordan!” I turned and Davin and David were racing into the kitchen

I whipped out of Ethan’s arms and held outhalt, both looking shocked and hurt “I’ you, but your father broke a glass and it’s everywhere I don’t want you to hurt yourselves”

“Take them into the foyer I’ll clean up andanother quick kiss fro back towards the shattered glass

The boys backed out and I followed them, and once ere safely out of the kitchen, I dropped to my knees and they both threw the and David was as well Davin, ever stoic, was holding it together, but even he was sniffling a little as I held on tight

“Where did you go?” David asked

“You ame,” Davin complained

“I know, I’ot a little afraid and ran from a problem that I had, but I sorted it out, but I’m so sorry that I hurt you I proain Okay?”

The boys continued to hug , until Ethan came back into the room “Boys, school”

They both gripped hter and it broke my heart Last time they parted ways from me, I disappeared, and no doubt they were afraid that would happen again I put a hand on each of their cheeks and looked them each in the eyes

“I proain I’ll pick you up from school today, just like always, okay?” I said

Davin and David nodded, and then finally released me and rushed upstairs I didn’t want to part ways froo to work, but it was necessary With another kiss, I pro up for lost time, all seven of us, once they were all off of work for the evening By the ti the kids up from school, I’d received word that they would all be dropped off at Ethan’s sister’s for care for the night, and that I should ht I was more than excited I’d missed my men