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knew he couldn’t cope with that. “Okay? I don’t want her bothering my life now.”
    “Okay,” Austin tried to calm him, stepping towards him to close the gap between him. She quickly pulled him into her arms and held onto him. “I think we should take Dean up on his offer,” Austin quickly decided, knowing that reading what was in those envelopes would not work out well. She didn’t want their daughter subjected to whatever outpour of emotions there would be, and Austin knew full well that whenever Natasha was involved, there was going to some emotional backlash.
    Tyler kissed into his wife’s hair, inhaling her scent as a way to gather some sense of normalcy. “Sounds good.”
    “Well then,” she pushed away from him, “We’ll get them to take her to my parents or to get ice cream while we sort out this mess.” She went over to the door, headed out, and made her way to the pool edge.
    “Mama!” Grace yelped as she paddled away in Sienna’s arms. “Are you coming to pway?”
    “No, baby, sorry,” Austin let her daughter down gently. “How do feel about an adventure with Sena and Dean?” She watched as Grace’s face lit up and she smiled, “Daddy and I need to discuss something, so we thought that instead of you being bored, you’d have fun going on a little adventure.”
    Dean could see that Sienna was confused; he knew he had to react and back up the moment. He could explain later when Grace was occupied with something else. “I say we go and pester Grandma and Grandpa to come out with us. How’s that sound, Gracie-moo?”
    “Yeah!” Grace splashed excitedly.
    Giving her brother an appreciative glance, Austin watched him stand and come to her and Tyler’s sides. “Is it bad?” he asked, his face told them he knew enough without being told.
    “It’s Natasha,” Tyler responded in a low voice.
    “She’s been sending Ty letters, and now she’s extended the surprise to the guys at the precinct,” Austin sighed and rubbed a hand over her forehead. “We just want to hash it out and decide a plan, but we don’t want Gracie privy to it.”
    “That’s fine,” Dean smiled reassuringly at the pair. “She’s usually got that sleepover bag packed, so I’ll grab that on our way out and get her changed at mom and dads’ ready for bed.”
    “We owe you,” Tyler thanked Dean and placed an arm around his wife.
    “Don’t sweat it,” Dean replied, pushing away their thanks and turned to the pool. “C’mon Gracie, I’ll race you to grandma’s and grandpa’s!”
    “C’mon, Sweetie, let’s beat Dean!” Sienna said, racing out of the pool with Grace in her arms. “You’ve got until I’ve dried her off, to grab her bag.” Sienna had heard the chat between her brother and sister and her interest was piqued, but she knew she could wait. “I’ll call you later,” she told Austin, narrowing her gaze onto her.
    “Okay,” Austin said and took over drying Grace a little to say goodbye, allowing Tyler his turn. She knew they were supposed to spend tonight as a family, but it seemed that life never ran smoothly for them when the moment arrived.
    Once they had left, Austin went straight for the kitchen. She grabbed the envelopes, and began to pull the letters from the confines. She stood reading them, the confusion swirling around her, her hatred for Natasha only ever growing. “There’s just one thing I don’t understand,” Austin began to say, not tearing her eyes away from the various letters.
    “What’s that?” Tyler asked, leaning against the counter as he watched her.
    “Why?” Austin asked as she just read over the letters. She shook her head, unable to comprehend what the hell had caused such a reaction. “Why now? I mean, for Christ sake, it’s been years. She should be rotting in that damn jail cell!”
    “Oh, she will be rotting in there for longer than we think,” Tyler sneered over the matter, and allowed the silence to beckon around them.
    Tyler stood with