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“Amelia?” Jason tugs on my shirt, and in this moment, I’m reminded of just how young he is. He looks vulnerable and unsure of himself, but still has every bit of that mischievous Parker attitude. “You’re the coolest badass ever.”
Despite everything, I laugh. Aiden wraps an arm around me and kisses my head. “That’s why I love her.”
I feel like laughing or crying or holding on to him and never letting go. Aiden’s okay. I’m okay. The twins are okay.
We’re safe.
We’re together.
We’re happy.
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It’s a long night, but it’s worth it to finally see Harvey and Andrew arrested.
We had to go to the police station and give our statements about what happened, then head to the hospital to get some stitches. No one gave me trouble about my name, my identity, nothing. It was weird.
I find my phone before we go to the police station, and the video I took had been automatically saved to Charlotte’s S-Live Time profile. It had already reached thousands of views, and by the time the police made me take it down and give them a copy for evidence, it was at half a million views. Even though I took it down, I know copies are going to be passed around, just like the video of me and Kaitlyn, but this video is way bigger, way more important, and has a much bigger impact and scandal attached. I bet it’ll make national news by breakfast.
I’m not supervisible in the video—I made sure to double-check when I rewatched the video in the police station. You don’t really see me at all. You see a brief shot of me on Harvey’s back from when I dropped my phone on the floor, but then it cuts out, and my face isn’t visible. It’s not ideal, but I could be anyone. Plus, it is on Charlotte’s profile, so for all anyone would know, it’s Charlotte in the video.
Since Brian is technically still Jason and Jackson’s legal guardian, we call him on our way to the police station. None of us are in trouble, though, so it’s really only a formality that he be there while Jason and Jackson are questioned. He comes right away, asking the police the proper questions and snapping into responsible dad mode. Even though the sight of him makes me nauseated, having an actual adult around makes me feel a bit better, a bit more in control. It pains me to admit it, but watching Brian run around making sure we’re okay and demanding answers from the police makes me see why Mason loves his dad, and I realize he’s not the worst person around, even if he is having an affair. It reminds me of when we were sitting in this very police station a few weeks ago when Aiden was arrested, and it was Brian who made sure everything was okay, who got Aiden a lawyer, who accepted custody of Aiden and his brothers, who made sure Aiden was okay. It makes me miss my mom even though things between us are a bit strained right now, but when I call her, I go straight to voice mail. Her phone is off, so she must have just gotten on her usual flight. I send her a text to let her know I’m all right, knowing she’ll get it when she turns her phone back on.