“Oh?” She raises her brows in surprise. “Who?”
“Someone.”
She gives me a smirk. “I hope I meet that someone if you guys end up together.”
“You will.”
I hope she still knows how much I want her and our family back together.
My words haven’t always felt impactful when it comes to the woman in front of me. So, over the past four years, I vowed to let my actions speak for themselves. Now, I’ve finally broken my silence and told her I’m after someone.
She has to know thatsomeoneis her.
Blakely
“Mom.”
“Mom.”
Someone shoving my shoulder jolts me awake from my sleep. Once I realize it’s Amari calling my name, my whole body springs into action. “What? Are you okay?” I stare at her with a racing heart.
She tilts her head to the side, giving me a curious look. “I’m late for school. You didn’t wake up.”
I reach for my iPhone on my nightstand and unplug it from the charger. “Oh, shit.” I groan and let my upper body fall backward onto the bed.
“You owe me a dollar.”
I roll my eyes as I stare at the ceiling. Sometimes I hate that I made the swear rule. It’s a bad habit none of us can break. Ithought this would help us, but so far it’s making everyone broke—and Amari rich.
Amari scoots herself next to me on the bed. I glance at her, fully dressed in a denim shirt dress, tan legging, and black booties. “How did you wake up if I didn’t wake you?”
“I don’t know. I just woke up.”
Fast-paced footsteps echo toward my bedroom, making my heart race. Eyes wide, I leap out of bed and position myself in front of Amari. I stumble back as Kai steps into the room, his neon yellow work shirt bright and his steel-toe boots heavy on the floor.
“Is everything okay?” he asks, out of breath, looking at us with startled eyes like he’s shocked we’re here safe and sound.
“Yeah, what are you doing here?” I ask with my brows squinted together.
“I texted him on my iPad,” Amari says.
I look down at Amari, confused at everything that’s happening. “Why?”
“Because you wouldn’t wake up,” she says with a subtle flush to her cheeks.
“What do you mean? I woke up when you woke me up.”
“No.” She shakes her head. “I tried earlier, and you wouldn’t wake up.”
“Really?”
She nods.
“I raced over here as fast as I could. Are you alright?” Kai asks, running the back of his hand down my cheek.
“Yeah. I don’t know what happened.” Uneasy guilt shreds through my body. My poor daughter. I can’t even imagine what Amari was thinking.
Kai comes and sits on the edge of my bed and runs his hand down his face. “I was so worried.” He abruptly stands back up and looks down at the spot he sat on.
