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

last night and was crazy upset and she was worried about him. I couldn’t figure out why she was telling me about it until she started filling me in on his life now.” I nod my head at her, but don’t say anything, not yet. I really want her to get this entire story out before I start jumping to conclusions. When I don’t say anything, she continues. “She said a few years back, Trent and Maya ran off together, got married, and had Ava nine months later. They were so happy and in love until for some reason Maya decided to come back here and try to convince you Ava was really yours. He said she called him last night and he may have been upset and said some things to scare her. He said all he wanted was his family back, especially his daughter, but for some reason Maya was confused because you were probably brainwashing her.”
    “They are not married,” I automatically say.
    “Are you sure?”
    “I’m positive. It would have been really hard for her to marry someone else when she’s still married to me.” Molly smiles at me and looks back down at Ava.
    “That’s why I came straight here. I didn’t believe a word she was saying, but after meeting this little angel, I have no doubt she is yours in every way. There are some serious Taylor genes in this family. Where’s Maya?”
    “On her way home from Atlanta seeing Trent. She said she needed to talk to him without Ava there. I don’t know what to believe anymore,” I say, leaning my head back on the couch.
    Molly gives Ava a quick kiss on her forehead before handing her to me. “I hope you know how lucky you are to get a second chance with her,” she whispers, a tear rolling down her face. I nod my head at her.
    “Hey, I know it sucks you never met your biological family, but you will always be my sister and we will always love you.” She nods her head at me and takes a deep breath.
    “I know. I wasn’t talking as a daughter this time though,” she says, confusing me even more tonight. She stands up and heads over to the stairs. “I’m thinking about staying a while if it’s okay with y’all. Do you know if the real estate office here is hiring?”
    “You want to stay?” my mom asks excitingly. Molly nods her head and smiles.
    “You should talk to Lucas Smith. That’s who I bought my place from and who Collin used to find a place to rent. He’s a nice guy,” Brody tells her. She nods her head and heads up the stairs.
    “I should probably get Ava home. Thanks for helping me with her today. I don’t want to hurt her or anything,” I say to my mom. She comes over to give Ava a kiss on the cheek.
    “You don’t have to thank me. I loved having her around. We’ll see you later. Call if you need us,” she says before heading back into the kitchen.
    I load Ava in the car without waking her and start the drive home. Molly’s story has confused me even more. I haven’t seen Margo in years and never have trusted that girl. So now, not only do I need to figure out what Trent is up to, I also have to figure out if Margo is telling the truth.

Maya
     
    Finally after hours on the road I pull into Jaxon’s driveway. I’m really surprised he kept this house. I was even more surprised when I walked in yesterday and realized he hadn’t changed anything. After five years, I figured he had sold everything I had ever touched or even better blown the place up.
    I grab the key out of my purse that he somehow snuck in there when I wasn’t looking. I was starting to worry how I would get in this late or this early depending on how you look at it, when I opened the side pocket of my purse and found the key he put in it. That was the first thing that made me fall in love with him. The way he always took care of me without making a big deal out of it. That’s what hurts the most about all of this, the one time I needed him to take care of me, he was nowhere around. I wish I could forget how bad he hurt me when that happened. I wish I could run inside this