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Jeremy. “Your mom's waiting.”
    “Jeremy's mom has
prepared cupcakes and sandwiches for you, Ashley,” Ne-ma said
as she took Ashley's hand. “Shall we go?”
    Ashley nodded and walked to
the door with Ne-ma. As she put on her shoes, Serena asked softly,
“Are you sure you don't want me to come with you, darling?”
    “I'm sure, Mummy. I
can go by myself. I want to,” Ashley answered confidently.
She turned and ran back suddenly to give Serena and Jax a big hug
each. “Bye, Mummy! Bye, Uncle Jax!”
    “All right then. Have
fun,” Serena said, kissing her daughter's dark hair.
    Ne-ma squeezed Serena's
shoulder and whispered, “Don't worry, we'll be with them the
whole time.”
    Jeremy was eyeing Ashley,
sizing up his new playmate. “I'll race ya to the car,”
he challenged.
    Ashley gasped and rushed
after him. The two children scrambled into Gramma's little car and
began to squabble. Gramma tooted the horn, and she and Ne-ma waved
at them before driving away.
    Serena wrapped her arms
around herself and watched the small car bounce down the street. She
knew that Gramma and Ne-ma were right. It was good for Ashley to be
on her own and be confident around other kids. She would have to
hold her own against Jeremy, a smart-mouthed, rambunctious
five-year-old. She would be meeting kids like him in her new
kindergarten.
    She had to stop worrying,
fearing and fretting. Her little girl was growing up, growing into
her own person. As long as Ashley was safe and happy, she should let
go so that Ashley could learn more about herself and her world.
    But it was just so hard.
    Jax came to put his arm
around her shoulders. “You okay?”
    “Yeah.” She
sighed and closed the door.
    “Don't worry. Ashley
is in good hands. The Gray family are good people. They will take
good care of her. And Ashley will have made a new friend before she
starts kindergarten next week. It's all good.”
    “I know, I know. I
have to learn to let go.”
    Jax took both her hands in
his. “But when it comes to the ones you love, you can never
fully let them go,” he said huskily.
    He pulled her closer and she
gravitated towards him, suddenly aware that they were alone in the
house. It was a Sunday, and Marcus, Staci and Joshua were out.
    There was just the two of
them. And when Jax leaned in to kiss her, she almost forgot to
breathe as the whole world receded from them.
    Time seemed to stand still,
and nothing else mattered.
    They were in each other's
arms, and it felt so right, so perfect.
    “Serena,” Jax
whispered as his huge hands circled her waist and pulled her flush
against him.

CHAPTER
FIFTEEN

    Serena returned Jax's kisses
with equal fervor and ardor. She pushed her fingers through his soft
black hair as she moaned against his lips. She had almost forgotten
how good it felt to have someone hold her and love her.
    Jax was sweet, sexy and
protective. She had instinctively known that he was a good man the
moment she looked into his eyes through his car window. Her heart
had whispered to her to trust him, and for once, she listened to her
heart.
    Jax and his family had been
so supportive and warm. They accepted Ashley and her into their home
and treated them as one of their own. They even roped in Gramma,
Ne-ma and the entire Gray family to help them.
    Serena was deeply, deeply
touched. She hadn't had such love and support in a long, long time.
Her old neighbor, Mrs Huang, had been an angel to her, but she had
largely been on her own. She had just been working and struggling to
make ends meet and raise her daughter. She hadn't even had the time
or energy to think about love and she never thought she would ever
meet someone who would love her and Ashley so wholeheartedly. She
was resigned to raising her daughter alone and being alone for the
rest of her life.
    She never, ever expected to
meet Jax. A man who was so perfect for her.
    She was very grateful to Jax,
his family and friends, but it wasn't just gratitude that she felt
towards