Forgiving You: A Switched Series Novella (The Switched Series Book 3) Read Online Free

her head up from Callie’s shoulder.
    “You sure can,” she says smiling at her. “Leighton, will you take Ava to see the girls?”
    “Sure.” They have a ton of toys to only be two months old,” she says, taking Ava from Callie. “We’ll be in the nursery,” she says, walking by me. I nod my head at her and try to smile, but I’m pretty sure it was more of a grimace.
    “So, where have you been for the last five years?” Brody asks, breaking the ice.
    “Atlanta,” I reply quietly. “I tried to tell him.”
    “I know,” Brody says surprising me. “Of course, we only found out this afternoon.”
    “He really didn’t know?” I ask.
    “No, the envelope was still sealed. He opened it this afternoon and found out he has a daughter. Of course, he’s not sure she’s his,” Brody adds.
    “Brody,” Callie says quickly.
    “I would never cheat on him,” I say, feeling the tears building in my eyes. What a mess I am in now.
    “Can you explain the pictures?” Brody asks me. I take a deep breath.
    “I didn’t know about the pictures until this afternoon. He never asked me about those. But, I think I may know who sent them. That’s why I’m here. I need help and my first priority will always be keeping Ava safe.”
    “Who sent the pictures, Maya?” Brody asks.
    “Trent, but I really have no idea how he got them. I never slept with him,” I say, before the dam breaks and I can’t stop the tears from streaming down my face.
    “Why do you think Trent sent them?” he asks. That’s definitely the million dollar question. Why would Trent send them? I don’t know that he did, but I do know that he knew about them. So either he sent them or Jaxon told him about them and he never told me. Either way, I’m not sure who I can trust anymore.
    “It’s a long story and as much as I’m not ready for this, I need Jaxon to be here. I’m only saying it once, but I also need some answers.”
    “I can call Jaxon to come over and we can leave and let you two talk,” Callie suggests.
    “Y’all can stay. I need someone in my corner, and right now that someone has to be you. I know you don’t know me, but I know you will do anything to have Ava in your life considering the circumstances that brought you here. Y’all already know everything anyway,” I say. Mostly because I am scared of how I am going to react when I see Jaxon, the only man I have ever loved, the only man I will ever love, and never be able to have. “I don’t want Ava here though. I know he has a right to meet her and he will, but right now, I need her to be safe, and I don’t want her to hear any of this.”
    “What if Leighton takes her to my parents? We don’t have to tell them what’s going on, or who she is. They won’t mind,” Brody says. I nod my head because I know she will be safe with them.
    “Okay,” I whisper.
    “I’ll go talk to Leighton,” Brody says, walking out of the room.
    “Are you in some kind of trouble?” Ash asks quietly. That’s a good question, too. I don’t think I’m in any trouble, but I also didn’t think Trent would ever hurt me or keep anything from me, so now I am just really confused.
    “I don’t think so,” I say, shaking my head. “I’m just really confused and I’m not quite sure what has been going on. It’s a long story and I’m pretty sure Jaxon isn’t going to like it.” They both look at me with pity and nod their heads at me. Great, now they feel sorry for me. I guess that’s okay, since I kind of feel sorry for me too right now.
    Brody and Leighton come back into the room with Ava and Callie’s girls. I hope Ava doesn’t throw a fit about going with her. I can’t believe I am about to send her to Bo and Cindy’s house, my in-laws, but I know if I’m going to get everything out in the open tonight, I don’t need her here to overhear anything.
    “Hi, baby girl,” I say to Ava. “I need you to go with Leighton for a few minutes, okay.” I say, squatting down to