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Max never misses a trick “Yeah, buddy” I rub the back ofsound always h

“Do you gotta do that? Jesus!”

I laugh loudly This kidto me, but Max is like my little buddy He followed me everywhere when he was a baby Max loved Willow, but it was me he wanted to be around a lot He seerandood man when he's older, a better man than me

“Seriously, though, do you think you'll ever get to be in your kid's life?”

“If I have anything to do with it” I won't give up I can't give up The love I feel for so that isn't even here yet is out of this world My whole heart is full

“You won't do anything stupid, will you?” I turnhair out of his eyes “I knopushed out of your baby's life, but please don't do anything that will get you killed I need you, Jett”

I grab the back of his neck and bring hi anywhere, Max You're too young to understand what's going on, but I can't walk away from my child”

“Or their mother?”

I sigh before taking a chug ofmy head as I s “I don't knohat to tell you, Max”

“The truth” The truth I don't even knohat that isthis because you have so to prove That you want Maria because you can't have her”

“Do they now” It's not a question Fuckin' assholes don't think ave them a reason in the past to think I could be serious about any woman However, I'm damn serious about Maria and our baby

“It doesn't s for her If you didn't, you wouldn't be sitting out here alone thinking about her Thinking of way you can be together It's not just for the baby; it's because you've fallen for her That's why you really sneak over the wall of the Vidal's compound”

“It's not a coh

“Whatever it is My point is, baby or not there's no way you're reckless enough to risk your life just to sleep with Maria now and again” I almost choke on my damn beer! What the hell? “I know you're not that stupid, Jett You wouldn't leave us like that Mariato you She's in your heart, and you don't know yet how to deal with it”

“Got all worked our, huh, little brother?”

He s his head “I know you, Jett I know nothing anyone says will stop you trying to be with Maria Just be careful, okay? Re family who loves you, a family who needs you We're all here for you, Jett We alill be”

This fuckin' kid talks too much sense for a child He also kno to pull onto happen to me I promise”

“You shouldn't make promises you can't keep”

I roll my eyes

I love VJ, but he's not yet learned the concept of sparing other peoples feelings He'll out you even for a little white lie, then repeatedly question why you'd do such a thing in the first place

VJ is already al e He's a Jackson all right

He drops down on the grass, his knees against his chest, ar us with fascination Dark blue eyes looking back at two sets of sky blue eyes Dad swears blind that VJ's eye color reflects the monster within hiht blue eyes like our father Sophie's are green like Morandmothers

Then there's VJ Dark blue eyes, a sinister smile, and evil on his mind This boy will hurt you in any way he sees fit, and he'll think nothing of it He'll get aith it too because he's just that damn smart It isn't noret aith evil deeds

Roreat asset to the club when he's of age Dad disagrees and swears blind the kid could be our downfall If Dad has his way, VJ will never be a Snakes Henchmen

I can see both sides of the coin Either VJ will be the craziest, et himself, and the rest of us killed

I guess we'll cross that bridge e come to it