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    Walking her to the front door, I turn and press a gentle kiss to her lips. I watch her open the door and start to make her way inside. When she glances back, I leave her with a smile and a wink before making my way to my truck and getting in. Taking one last look at the door that she disappeared behind, I start my truck and back out of the drive, making my way back to my house.  
    When I get home, I throw a tennis ball around with Max for a while before my phone beeps with a text. Pulling my phone out of my pocket, I can only assume that it’s Tate still being pissed off, but it’s not.   Instead I feel like the wind got knocked out of me when I open the message from Lyn.  
    Lynnie: I wish I could bring her back. I would trade places with her in a heartbeat.
    Me: Darlin’, she will always be with us. Thank you for the photo. It means a lot that you’d share it with me.
    Lynnie: You deserve to know her like I did. I’m sorry for taking away your choice.
    Me: There was nothing you could have done differently. God had better things for her to do up there. My old man needed her more than we did ☺ .  
    Lynnie: I bet she is having the time of her life. Your dad is probably spoiling her ☺ .
    Me: Ha, yeah, I bet he is.
    She doesn’t text me back, so I go back to the photo and just stare at it. The bear is cute, but small. It was the first and only gift our little girl received.  
    Max comes to a halt at my feet and he rubs his nose and ball against my leg. Reaching down, I grab the ball out of his mouth and toss it one last time before I make my way towards the house. Saving the photo to my phone, I close out of the message and put it as my background. I want to be able to see her beautiful face every time I look at my phone.  
    Looking up at the sky as Max comes running up; I pray that she’s having a good time with my pops, that they are both looking down over us and our families. Blowing out a breath, I open the door and Max darts inside towards his water bowl.

It’s been a few days since I’ve seen Lyndley and I’ve been dying to just see or talk to her. Tate called this morning and said that he wanted to meet me at the diner for breakfast. Part of me thinks he has an ulterior motive, but I show up anyways.
    I see Lyndley talking to Tate at our table and it looks a little heated. I see her walk towards the back as I walk in the door. She comes walking back and almost collides into me, not that I mind. “Hey, darlin’,” I breathe.  
    “Hi, Jax.” she squeaks out. She looks up at me and I can see that she wasn’t expecting to see me this morning.  
    “You work here now?” I grin. She nods her head and looks back towards the table that Tate is still occupying. When I look over at Tate, he has a sour look on his face, but Lynd just smiles at him. “Are you our waitress?” I lead her towards our table and she finally shakes her head no, pointing to another area of the dinner.
    “That’s too bad.” I lean into her and her hands go to my stomach. “I was thinking. Let’s go out on a real date. I’ll pick you up, take you to a movie and dinner. What do you think?”
    She grins up at me and says, “I’d love to.”  
    Shocked by her answer, my grin comes back. “I’ll call you later and we can set it up.” My hand goes to the top of her jeans and I run my finger along her soft skin. Kissing her cheek, I watch her walk away before I take a seat across from Tate who has a frown on his face.  
    “What is your deal?” I finally ask after I look at the menu for a minute.
    “She’s sinking her claws into you again and I don’t want to have to pick your ass off the fucking ground when she destroys you. I’ve done it once and I don’t want to do it again.” He hisses across the table.  
    Leaning forward, I get that he’s trying to protect me and shit, but he doesn’t get a say in what happens between Lyndley and I. “I get that you don’t want us together all