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“I love you too, love.”

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Even though the next few days are stressful, the comfort of my bond with Jax keeps me grounded as we have meetings with John and go through the material for the trial. To my surprise, Jax ends up giving John a signed letter from Sharon, vouching for my character.

“Oh my god,” I say softly as we leave John’s office for the last time before we head over to the courthouse soon. “You got a letter of recommendation for my character?”

“Yeah,” he answers, smiling down at me.

“When did you manage to do that?”

“I asked her while you were getting Summer’s stuff from the car with her. She agreed right away.”

“I love you,” I say, leaning up to kiss him.

We arrive soon at the courthouse we’re supposed to go to and step out of the car together. I take a second to catch my breath.

“How do I look?” I ask Jax, biting my thumbnail.

“You look stunning, as usual,” He says, wrapping his arms around me and pulling me close.

“So I don’t look any different than usual?” I ask, my pulse picking up with panic.

“Shhh, take a breath with me, love,” he says, pulling my hand away from my mouth and holding it to his heart. “Everything will be okay, I promise. We’re prepared. We’re going to kill this.”

I take a few deep breaths with him and my heart rate slows.

“Everything will be okay,” I say softly to myself.

“It will be,” he says, kissing my forehead. “Also, you look extra gorgeous today. I like the way business casual looks on you.”

In preparation for this hearing, we went out and he bought me a pair of slacks and a nice blouse. My one business casual pantsuit was all sliced up back at my apartment.

I look down at my clothes and smile. I feel good in this. Hopefully, that translates to confidence in the courtroom.

We meet with John outside the chamber. He has a file full of the case file we’ve put together. It’s full of all the things that prove that I’ve taken pretty good care of Summer so far.

“This should be a pretty quick hearing. These don’t usually last long, but yours especially won’t take long,” He says, smiling reassuringly at me.

I see Jax’s shoulders tense and his scent grow more intense. I also feel a slight tug of anger in my chest from the bond.

I turn when I start heeling the click of heels and my won scowl appears on my face. My mom has arrived, her hair all done up in big, poofy curls that’re practically bigger than her head and absolutely gaudy makeup.

She leers over at me, her lip curling.

“Ignore her,” John says to the both of us.

I sigh and turn back to them, reaching out to hold Jax’s hand.

“Yeah, she’s not worth our time right now,” I whisper.

The courtroom doors open and John nods to us. “It’s show time, folks.”

CHAPTER 20

JAX

“Good afternoon, everyone,” the judge, an older woman says as we all settle in our seats. “I see today we’re looking at a custody case over Summer Miller.”

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