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Not.

So she did what she knew was best.

Maura held him.

And together, they both cried.

Chapter Seventeen

The Knight Residence

Same Time

Down The Street

G etting back to their home, Eve was busy with getting Violet some medicine to calm her stomach, and thinking about the man who didn’t even try to follow them back. She began thinking maybe she and he were NOT on the same page.

Why wouldn’t he follow?

Had she not been clear?

This whole relationship thing was one hell of a maze, and she was clearly not able to figure it out.

So, instead of stressing it, since he did tell her that he wanted to take her to the doctor’s appointment in the morning, she instead took a hot shower to get ready for bed.

A part of her was disappointed she wasn’t going to be following a van in the morning, but mom things came first.

As she had made sure Violet was in bed, reading, she heard the knock on the door.

She paused.

What was this?

It was evening, and while the city was just waking up, no one came to her door at this time.

Heading there, she saw the security tablet, and her heart skipped a beat.

It was Dakota.

He’d shown up after all.

Immediately, she ran.

Yeah, she wasn’t proud of it, but she still did it anyway. Just seeing him did one thing.

Her heart was thumping in her chest.

As she opened the door, the sexiest man she’d ever seen was standing there. He was in jeans, a plaid shirt, and his boots. The boyish grin…

God.

It took every ounce of control to keep from jumping on him. Yeah, someone had it bad.

“Am I bothering you?” he asked, hoping she would be receptive to asking him in.

Oh, she wished he absolutely was bothering her.

IN.