Ripple Effect by Kristin Mayer

Author:Kristin Mayer [Mayer, Kristin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Ripple Effect
Publisher: K. Mayer Enterprises
Published: 2014-10-08T06:00:00+00:00

We pulled into the garage of my house. What a fucking disaster tonight had been over at Christine’s house. I looked over, and Ainsley was deep in thought.

My girl is strong.

I couldn’t imagine what I would have done if I had been forced back into my worst nightmare. Her mom had completely lost touch with reality, and I wondered if part of it was because of me.

Brandt and I had fired Gerald’s law firm today, and it hadn’t gone over well. Gerald had been present, and he had slightly lost his temper until he’d regained his composure. I could see him as an angry man.

I balled my left fist as I put the car into park, imagining him tormenting Ainsley and Christine.

Bastard.

Ainsley turned toward me with her hand on the car handle. “Hey, I’m going to look at some centers and call them to see what we can do to help my mom. I need to see what my options are. Earlier you said you weren’t leaving, and I’m not doubting you, but if you want me to go home to do all this, I can.”

The stoic, analytical, and straightforward Ainsley who kept everyone at a distance was present right now. I thought it was a safety mechanism she had adopted after all those years of enduring what she had to. It was the version of Ainsley that I had met her first night at Club Envy, and I hated it. I wanted my girl back, the one who opened up and gave me everything she had unconditionally.

“I want you here.”

She gave me a small smile. “I want to be here.”

I blew out a small breath. “I need to tell you something. I had planned on telling you tonight when we got back home. You were stressed about heading to your mom’s, and I didn’t want to add to it before we left.”

She swallowed hard and fixed her body posture ramrod straight. “What do you need to tell me?”

I scrubbed a hand down my face. “I met with your father’s law firm today, and we fired them. We told them we had found other representation. Your dad got mad but reined in his temper.”

Ainsley began chewing on her bottom lip. Then, she looked me straight in the eye. “Did he mention my mom or me? Did he give you any indication he was coming back into our lives? Did he know you were firing him prior to this afternoon?”

I started soothingly rubbing her hand. “No, or I would have told you. Brandt and I made the final decision today after we found someone else to represent the club. Nothing about you came up. Brandt handled the meeting, and he was actually the one to tell them, so it wouldn’t come across that you or your mom had anything to do with it. But, Ainsley, after I found out what he had done to you, I was not going to support his business or take a chance that he’d be there when you were.

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