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When they got to the house, all Deanna wanted to do was get the kids and go home. She was now even more on edge than before, and Max was left behind her shaking his head. It seemed the more he wanted to give her some peace, it was the opposite that happened. Though the advice that Tami had given her was something she did need to hear, it was hard not to play along with David’s game as they were still at the beginning of this whole mess.
Max wanted to wrap her up and put her somewhere where this couldn’t touch her anymore. It was going to drain her in ways she didn’t even know, and he knew what would happen then. Nothing he could do would save them from the outcome no matter how hard he tried. He looked at her as she helped his mom pack up Michelle, and Henry was walking as he pushed the big truck he knew his father had got for him. Max knew if everything conti
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Deanna waited until they got back to the house before she began to really look at Max. He was acting so weird when they were at the house that she was slightly confused. Max had been the one who rolled with everything that had happened and even the one who was pushing to get married quickly. Though he said it was to protect her, she knew it was so much more that he wanted. He wanted to secure his family, but the look on his face at his parent's house despite the fact he seemed different now was still bothering her.“I say we burn them,” Max said as he lifted the last huge bin of letters that was left at their door. “Who really cares about the money anymore?”“Well, considering we are bringing in about five to six thousand every day now, I would say the charity,” Deanna stated as she looked them over. “Max, I can
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The water hit their skin and instantly made them both feel better. Though it was a simple thing, Max knew this was the best way to get her to relax a bit more though he was the one who seemed to need it. He was trying to forget his thoughts of her walking away from him and the kids, but he was just able to push them to the back of his head. He would have to deal with all of that later. Now was a time to focus on her and the statement that he was the hottest guy she had ever seen.Though his mind was telling him that she wasn’t lying about that, something told him that it couldn’t happen. She kept saying that she thought he was attractive, but he still didn’t believe it. To him, it was pointless to argue with her about it. She would huff and then walk away from the conversation.It was like discussing how
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As Max walked around the green field next to the building, he taught out of watching Henry run around looking for his newest rock that would be exactly like the others he had collected and kept by his travel bed in Max’s office. Max thought about how his life had changed so much in the past few weeks. He never thought it was possible to be this content in life.Michelle, wrapped in a blanket in his arms, started to make some noise as she seemed to smile at Max. “And what are you so happy about, princess?” he asked softly at the baby.“Professor?” Max heard and turned to see a female student in front of him. He hadn’t ever seen her before, but she was looking at him the same way the others had that had made a bet with each other about trying to get him into a situation.“Henry, come here,” Max said as he reached d
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Max thought about it for a minute. Then he looked around the office. “Pack up the kids.”“Max, what is going on?” Deanna asked.“Someone wants to play. I am sick of this, Deanna. I am sick of waiting for them to make a move, and we are always left reacting to whatever problem. Now it is our turn to turn the tables. I hope what that kid said was the truth, and they have no way of contacting Mr. X. The unknown one. “ Max said. “The first thing we are going to do is take the kids to my parent's house. Then you and I are going to the police in the midlands and talking to the detective in charge of all of this. Hopefully, we can get enough support that we can get this guy or someone close to him.”“Max,” Deanna said as she looked at him.“No.” He said. “You have t
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As they pulled up to the house, his parents lived in Max was quickly out of the car. He was undoing the car seats and buckles. He looked up to see his father standing there with a slight grin on his face. “Twice in as many weeks?” Mitchel asked as he looked at the pair unloading the car.“There is a problem, and we need you to watch these two for a while. Hopefully, it will only take a few hours, but I am not sure.” Max said as he stood up and had Michelle free from the base of the car seat, and Deanna had Henry in her arms. The bags that they normally had for the school were also on the ground.“What’s going on?” Marie asked as she saw the pair and the expressions on their faces.“Someone tried to get to Deanna while we were at the school,” Max said flatly. “We have to
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Max and the other men in the room watched her as she feverishly typed into her phone. She was now scrolling through the pages, and she looked up. Max had never actually seen someone turn different shades right in front of him before. He was instantly holding her back and propping her up. “What did you find?” Max prompted, knowing everyone was waiting on her.“There was this law clerk at the lawyers who my dad favored.” She said softly, almost to the point no one could hear her. “Remember when I told you I got the weird results from the DNA tests.”“Yes.” Max prompted again. He was getting her to sit down. “What does this have to do with you and this?”“Max, listen,” Deanna said as she looked at up at into his eyes. He was listening, but time was important he
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Deanna looked around here as the entire group of people that were in the room a few minutes ago were in the parking lot getting in different cars. They had a few different ways to get to the area, and then they would hike to the house and wait for some sort of movement. Two other units were going on a hunting trip to see if they could find the other person involved for some questioning and to hold him on his outstanding warrants. This simple favor Max had asked for was growing by the minute.Despite the growing nature of this, Deanna felt oddly calm as she looked toward Max. She knew half of the reason she had been on edge lately wasn’t because of this or the letters though they had taken a toll on her. She would never deny that. The fact he was so accepting of everything that had to do with her and their lives together was something she would never really understand. He
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Deanna looked at Max as he waited for a response. Everyone seemed like they were on high alert when she took a step forward. She wasn’t trying to hold the attention, but she could not get over who was in front of her. It was a shocking moment for her, and it showed her that everything she had thought for her entire life was nothing but a lie. She shook her head.“This is my brother Jeremy. You didn’t get to meet him at Justine’s funeral, Max. He was missing from that, but I heard he made a scene at our parent’s one.” Deanna said as she looked at the man on the ground with a look. No one had seen her give before. “The other one is his best friend, James.”“Deanna, tell them to let us go!” James said, “It was a joke!”“A j
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