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“Go away,” John said.

Mac crossed his arms against his chest. “I’m not going anywhere. Start talking.”

“I’ll just come back later.”

“We’ll be waiting for you. No matter what day you come, I’ll always be here.”

John glared at Mac again.

“I want him here. No matter what, I'll have Mac here with me,” Janie said. “So get used to it and just tell me what you’re here for.”

John sighed and nodded his head. “Okay. Donald wants his house back.”

She gave him a confused look. “It’s my house.”

“It’s in Donald’s name. He told your lawyer that he would allow you to live in the house for two years, but he wants it back now.”

Her mouth hung open. Her lawyer at the time never told her anything about that. He told her she didn’t have anything to be worried about and her husband’s lawyer at the time didn’t say anything either. How could she have been so foolish to trust that lawyer?

“No,” she whispered. “That’s not true.”

“It is and I have the original documents to show you,” John said.

Janie started to sway as everything came crashing down on her. She was going to lose the house because her lawyer didn’t tell her it was in his name. If she had known that, she would have never stayed in the house.

Mac wrapped his arms around her, holding her upright. “Everything is going to be okay,” he whispered in her ear.

“Can I see the documents?” she asked.

John handed her the papers, but nothing was making sense. She didn’t understand any of it.

“Let me take a look at it,” Mac said.

“I don’t think that’s wise,” John said.

“I’m going to take a look over it. Janie is obviously overwhelmed and I want to make sure you aren’t low balling her.”

Janie looked at Mac as he read the papers. She wanted him to tell her that everything was going to be okay and it wasn’t true. That it was just a scare tactic so she would get back with Donald.

“Is it true?” she whispered.

Mac nodded his head. “It is true.”

Tears pricked her eyes. There was nothing she could do. He owned the house. It was in his name and she had no doubt he paid it off. The only way she thought she could stay here was if she paid for it, but Donald was going to make it really expensive. Definitely not worth it.

“You have three days to pack everything you need and get out,” John said. “If there is stuff still in here when the three days are over, it will be put in a storage unit under your name and payment information. Here’s my card if you have any questions.”

Mac grabbed the business card and they watched John leave. What was she going to do?

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

JANIE

Her whole body felt numb as she stared at the empty spot where the lawyer's car used to be. Why hadn’t her lawyer told her about her ex-husband owning the house? What else had he not told her? Had Donald actually signed the paperwork saying he didn’t want any parental rights to Eleanor?

There were so many things going through her head, and she didn’t know what to believe. She didn’t know how to feel either. It was all getting too overwhelming, and she just wanted to shut down and not think about any of it. But she couldn’t do that. She was the adult and had to figure everything out.

What was she going to do? She had three days to gather everything she could and move out. Where were they going to move? How was she going to tell Eleanor that they had to move? And no longer had a house.

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