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183|The Prodigal Son's Return
The ride back to the penthouse was very different from their trip to the hospital earlier. Both Jace and Aaron were now chatting away quietly in the front while the DJ on Jacaranda FM kept them all awake with back to back hits from the 80s or maybe 90s.
"You must be so relieved, Ma'am," Aaron said and lowered the volume even more.
"It's Eden, Aaron. I'll have to call you, Sir, if you insist on this 'ma'am' business. And yes, I'm very relieved."
"That's good," Jace nodded, his head brushing lightly on the headrest, "You can sleep easily tonight."
"That's the plan," she agreed.
But she didn't sleep easy. In fact, she didn't sleep at all.
She was restless half the night, and after checking on Aiden for the umpteenth time, she dug through the laundry hamper and pulled out one of Liam's used shirts, she missed him something awful tonight, and she needed his scent all around her.
With nothing to do and all this time on her hands, Ede
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