Kendra was supposed to pick Chloe up, but Jackson was there to get her from the airport. She smiled big at him, and he gave her a hug. She was so happy to be free from the chaos and see a face of a friend. And of course, now she had a friend at home she could rely on. "Where's Kenny?" She asked him. "She got a house call last minute, and I was free, so I offered." He told her and put her suitcase in his trunk. When he got in the car, he looked over at her before pulling away from the curb. "You look good, Chlo." "Huh? Thanks." She smiled again. "I'm so happy you're here. We should hang out while you're in town. I don't know what Kendra has up her sleeve for you, but if you find the time, let me know." "I'd love to. But yeah, it's up to your sister. Her and her itineraries." She told him, and he chuckled. He dropped her off at her Aunt's house and gave her a hug and a kiss on the forehead before handing off her luggage to Emmette, Aunt Lane's a

 Chloe gathered her luggage and rushed out the door. Jax had volunteered to drop her off at the airport. Apparently, he was having a fight with his girlfriend and wanted to get out of the house and "think for a while." Chloe, of course, had no issues with that. He could think while she stared and drooled.He was already in the driveway of Aunt Laney's villa and helped Chloe load her luggage into the trunk. Then, he stopped and was the one doing the staring. Chloe blinked a few times, trying to understand what he was looking at. She hadn't had a salad or anything that would get stuck in her teeth. Well, she hadn't even opened her mouth much since he had arrived for him to even notice if something were stuck in her teeth. Did she forget to part comb her hair again? She always forgot something when she rushed. She told herself not to rush so much.Jax was still staring at her, and it was starting to get awkward. He was looking at her as though he hadn't notic

"Are you still trying to sell your house?" Kyle asked her.   "Well I have it listed, but my real estate agent tells me it takes time, so I have to be patient. But it's hard being here with everyone giving me those looks that turn my stomach and make me want to both confront them, telling them, I'm innocent and also hide in the corner like I've done something." She told him then heaved a sigh. "Sorry, I'm always unloading my frustrations on you."   "I'll always listen." He told her then smiled slightly with that cute crooked smile of his she rarely saw but loved so much. "What are friends for?"   "Mhm." She nibbled on the appetizer and wished she could pronounc

Chloe was dressed in one of the outfits her Aunt had bought for her when she went to visit. She had no idea how much this particular outfit had cost, her aunt had made her stop looking at the price tags. They had hit up all the stores on Rodeo Drive and would have done more damage, but Chloe hadn't had much time before her flight. She got a few outfits complete with shoes and some boots and winter coats her aunt insisted on. She was currently wearing a Max Mara dark gray asymmetrical gathered dress in wool and silk with a pair of black suede Valentino booties. At least that's where she thought they were from but couldn't entirely remember. She had on a wool coat and knew by the way everyone looked at her that the cost of the outfit was much more than any of them would ever dream to afford.It didn't help that one of the rumors circulating had been somewhere along the lines of her murdering her husband and

Chloe headed to the lawyer's office but stopped at Dave's coffee shop on the way over. She had been putting off the reading of the will as long as possible, and she couldn't come up with any more excuses.  She had promised her father-in-law that she would meet him there this afternoon and so that is what she had to do.She turned to head out of the shop after getting her coffee, the best in town, and almost smashed right into a tall solid wall of man. She looked up from his scuffed brown derby shoes and took in his expensive gray suit that probably cost at least that of one of her new outfits. His silk navy tie was tucked into his vest, and his strong jaw was accessorized with a five o'clock shadow. He towered over at just over six feet, and she could sense his thick dusty brown hair was just as wildly all over the place as always, but she forced herself to stop before she got too close to being sucke