Free Forgiving You: A Switched Series Novella (The Switched Series Book 3) by Brittany Bromley Page A

you mean ex-wife?” my dad asks, his eyes narrowing again.
    “No, I mean wife. No more secrets. I sent her divorce papers, she never signed them. Legally, she is my wife and I have no idea how to keep her that way because I made the biggest mistake anyone can ever make when I let her walk away from me and now, I’m afraid I made the same one again this morning.”
    “She will be back,” Collin says, standing up the same time I do. I turn to glare at him, hoping he will fill me in as to why he thinks this. “I had already been at your house a couple of hours this morning. You were all still asleep. She’s not that kind of girl. She is still in love with you. This morning proved that and the fact that she is still your wife proves that. You just better make sure you don’t mess up again.” Everyone starts asking what he means by this morning, but I don’t listen. I walk over to the front door and open it just in time to find Molly standing in front of me.
    “Hey, what are you doing here?” I ask, giving her a hug. She gives me a knowing smile and walks into the house to say hi to everyone else, even Callie. I’m about to ask what she thinks she knows when Ava comes barreling back into the living room, stopping directly in front of Molly.
    “Hi, who are you?” Ava asks. I’m beginning to wonder if this girl has ever met a stranger. Maybe I need to give her a lesson on stranger danger.
    Molly squats down to where she is face to face with Ava. “I’m Molly, and you must be Ava. I have heard a lot about you.” How has Molly heard anything about Ava? What the hell is going on now?
    “Do you live here, Molly?” Ava asks in the sweetest little voice that I will never get tired of hearing.
    “I grew up here, but I’m hoping I can stay here for a little while, I would love to get to know you, that’s for sure,” Molly answers her, sounding extremely different from the Molly we have all had to deal with lately.
    “We would love to have you stay here as long as you want,” my mom says, coming in the room to hug Molly. I look up to see the tears in my mom’s eyes. “Finally my entire family under one roof.” She comes over to give me a hug and whispers in my ear, “We will get the rest of yours here, too, soon, I promise.” I wish it was only that simple.
     
    After an amazing meal with my family, we are all in the living room trying to catch up on what has been going on with Molly. It’s a little strange seeing her here and not having her scream at any of us, especially Callie. Ava hasn’t been able to leave Molly alone. My baby girl is definitely a people person.
    All I can think about is grabbing Molly and jerking her out of this room to ask her how she has heard all about Ava. I would assume my mom had told her about all of this, until I remember my mom doesn’t even talk to her much anymore.
    Finally, after hours of talking, Ava has finally fallen asleep in Molly’s lap, of all people. I want to go snatch her up and hold her myself, but I need to ask Molly a few questions first and she is less likely to run with Ava in her lap.
    “How did you know about Ava?” I finally ask after the conversations seem to be dying out around us. Molly looks down at Ava one last time, with a strange look of love and admiration to her before looking back at me.
    “Margo came to see me,” she simply says, completely shocking me. I haven’t seen Margo in years. Margo is Trent’s little sister. She and Molly used to be friends in high school. I never could stand the girl. She always had a crazy crush on me and never tried to hide it.
    “Why would Margo come see you?” She repositions Ava in her lap, being careful not to wake her and turns to look at me.
    “I haven’t talked to Margo in years. Last night, she knocked on my door and asked if we could talk. I let her in and she started crying about how you were trying to ruin Trent’s life. She said she hasn’t seen him in a couple of years, but he called her