"You heard me.I must marry.Who better than you.Me still wanting you is ideal maybe I'll be able to get you out of my system.""What happens when you get tired of me.We'll get a divorce and fight for custody.""I'll try to be fair and reasonable when the time comes.""I can't.I won't be able to marry a man who sees me as nothing more than his play thing.A toy for him to play with whenever he'll find me interesting.You're a player.You cannot commit.No woman will ever own you fully.""And I don't want any woman to.I'm my own man."He held her gaze."I still want you.And I want you as my wife."She shook her head in disbelief."Marry me and you get to stay with the triplets.Refuse and I will go ahead and sue you for full custody.Think about it.I'm going away for a while I'll call you as soon as I get back,by then I expect an answer."He came over to her."It's getting late I'm sure my son and daughters are missing their mother."He tenderly stroke her cheek.She stepped away from his touch and ma

"My parents were junkies most of my life it's only been Nicole and me she looked out for me,made sure I was okay and never went to bed on an empty stomach.After mom died Nicole turned to drugs to ease her pain,at least at the time I was old enough to look after myself.I found work part time to pay rent and put food on the table.When I was eighteen I was raped by a friend of my sister's. Unfortunately the evidence wasn't enough to prosecute." She fell silent as she remembers that awful day when they told her the case was thrown out due to the lack of physical evidence.Cathrina placed her hand on Avery's shoulder."I can see the ordeal still affects you."She nodded."I trusted him.Thought he was a good man since he came from a decent family but we don't always really know anyone.Do we."She set her tea down."After the ordeal I was never the same.I turned to a life that suppressed the painful memories.I became a stripper."She kept quiet waiting for some sort of judgmental opinion from Cat

"Two hours have gone by."He stated."I don't know Alex.Call her."If only she answers her phone he thought."Let me talk to Claire."He took the stairs two at a time."Claire have you heard anything from Avery.""No Mr Cano.I tried calling her but it goes straight to voice mail."He doesn't like this one bit.Something isn't right.He can feel it."Stay here.I'll call you."He left the house and got into his car.He sped off having no idea where he'll begin to look for her.He tried to call her again it was of no use.Where are you Avery?Avery can't believe she's about to lose everything all because of Brian.The nice quiet life she'd build for herself and the triplets will end.Soon.She watched as Brian stuffed everything she'd given him in a black back pack.Her life is over. For good."Good job Avery.Don't look so sad people like these can afford to buy more.They probably have insurance on everything in here.""Just get out!"She told him angrily."Now,now."He clicked his tongue."No need to get a

"Pain killers."He was about to take four but she covered his hand with her own."What are you doing?"He demanded."I believe two is the correct dosage."She said after reading the label,she gave him two and took the bottle away."I'll hold onto these."He scowled at her well she doesn't care she's not about to let him kill himself with an overdose of pills.Why does she even care about him,all he wants is to see her on her knees begging for his mercy."Come on.You need to take a cold shower to cool you down.Your fever is spiking."Getting him to the bathroom took great effort because he was leaning on her with his weight,he was so tall and big whereas she's small and petite."Will you be able to undress?"She asked after switching on the shower Claire's shower is so small she wonder if he'll fit."Do-don't g..go."He stammered stopping her at the door,Avery looked at him and saw he was shaking violently."Oh my God."She gasped,she quickly began to remove all his clothing but left only his boxer

"How can I not.Such good news.As soon as you'd like we can make preparations for your wedding and invite all the family and friends.Alex said you had something small and didn't want to go all out with all the trimmings because I'm still unwell."He said that,why didn't he have the decency to warn her ahead about all of this."Yes...yes."She said."Your health is important.I didn't want you to exert yourself.A wedding is hard work and takes a lot of energy but I promise as soon as you're strong enough we can start planning whenever you want.""I appreciate your concern dear.A real traditional spanish wedding is what you gonna have.I'll teach you all there is to know.""I can't wait."Avery beamed."My son found love."She was close to tears Avery can see that."A mother's wish has finally come true.I always knew there was a woman out there for my son. He isn't the monster he thinks he is.Thank you Avery."She gently cupped Avery's cheek before leaving.Avery went after her but was stopped by