Page 40 of Beating Heart
“You’re sick. Get in bed. Doctor’s orders.”
“Just waiting for you to get inside.”
Such a gentleman.
A sexy-as-sin gentleman.
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Nash
Tara claims she’s coming for a visit at the end of summer. I won’t hold my breath, but I also need to be prepared for how that will affect Cutler.
River
Nice of her to show up whenever the fuck she feels like it. This would be a good time to get her to sign something. Make custody official. I can draft something up.
Hayes
She should definitely sign something. She hasn’t had anything to do with him since the day she left. And she doesn’t contribute financially either, so it doesn’t seem like a lot to ask for.
Yeah, it’s just that things have been going smoothly, and I hate to rock the boat. She goes on the defense when she feels pushed into a corner.
Romeo
She put herself in the fucking corner. Take your shot. You’ve done everything for that boy, and she doesn’t have a leg to stand on.
King
I’m with Nash on this one. Why rock the boat? She’s letting him do it all on his own. Why start a fight when you don’t need to?
Agreed.
River
Because the law is the law. It doesn’t matter if she hasn’t done anything up to this point. She is his mother, and she could come around anytime she wants and demand things. I’m not saying she will. I’m just saying that it wouldn’t hurt to have her sign something saying she does not want to pay child support or have any rights to her child.
Hayes
Agreed. The world is a cold-ass place. People are shitty. I say make her sign something.
King
Hello, Sunshine. The world isn’t all bad, Hayes.
I instantly thought of the conversation between Cutler and Emerson. The name he’d decided to call her was so fitting. Even when she tried to keep to herself, there was just this bright light that she exuded.
Sunny.
Hayes
Well, it sure as fuck isn’t all good either, so you need to be prepared for the hit before it comes.
Romeo
That is something I always do as a fighter. Not a bad idea to take that approach in life.
