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As for Marcy being spiteful enough to spread malicious lies? It was possible Hell, it was more than possible She’d turned out to be less than adenerous trust fund than in hinant deliberately, hoping he would marry her Maybe if she’d realized her mother had inherited a fortune that would coet married

“We can discuss what happened later, but right noant to see my son,” Jackson said

“That’s up to Alex”

“Kids don’t always knohat’s best”

“I agree,” Kayla told him, “only it isn’t that easy Heuh, ran away to Schuyler That’s the only reason I’m here I never planned to return”

“Is he okay?” Jackson deet on his own?”

“We live in Seattle He showed up atbad happened on the road, but it scared the hell out of me”

“It scares me, and I didn’t even know about it beforehand But don’t you think Alex running away to Schuyler had so to see his birth dad?”

An odd mix of emotions crossed Kayla’s face “No Alex had no idea where his biological father lived before last night Actually, the whole thing started a few days ago when he found out that Curtis had adopted hi to tell him about it”

Jackson opened hisdecisions, then stopped He wasn’t in a position to pass judgment “Well, now that Alex knows, doesn’t he want to meet me?”

“I’m not sure”

“You didn’t ask?”

Kayla gave him a hostile look “Of course I asked, but in case you don’t know it already, teenagers don’t always give direct answers”

Yeah, Jackson knew it If Morgan responded to a question at all, it was usually a yell or a sarcastic coht be acting the same way

He glanced around the park It was a popular make-out spot for kids and he’d seen his share of action under the trees at the far end As a s there, enjoying each other in the front seat of his old truck But he didn’t fool hiia had made her pick the place for their talk; she’d simply hoped that no one would be around to overhear them