Page 77 of Love and Memories

Why did Anna have to discredit her own problems? She did so much for everyone else but never asked for help or support when she needed it.

Bella reached out a hand and brushed Anna’s arm. “Do you want to talk about it?”

Anna shook her head, bouncing her ponytail from side to side. “Nope. Let’s talk about you.”

Bella glanced at Travis. She had to tell Anna everything. If there was a chance the club could come for Bella, Anna could be in danger. “You might want to sit down.”

30

ISABELLA

Anna paced in the living room, tapping away at her phone with her thumbs. “Don’t worry. I’ve got this covered.”

“What are you even talking about? What’s covered?” Bella asked.

“Security.”

“What kind of security?” Bella had told Anna everything, and surprisingly, she didn’t seem worried. She’d picked up her phone and stepped into work-mode.

“We use security firms for our clients all the time. I can have a team here tomorrow night for twenty-four-hour security.”

Bella stood quickly. “No way. I can’t afford that. I can’t afford anything!”

Having a job was step one, but starting from the bottom made everything tight. Knowing she’d have plenty of things to buy for the baby soon only increased her worry.

Anna lowered her phone and propped a hand on her hip. “It’s like you don’t know me at all. I’m going to pay for it.”

“You can’t do that! I already owe you so much.”

Anna rolled her eyes. “I make plenty of money, and I have nothing to spend it on. This house belongs to my parents andis paid for, boutiques send me every stitch of clothing I have for free, and I’m a successful attorney. Let me do this and rest assured I’ll be happy knowing the money is being spent on your safety.”

Ope. The tears were about to spill out again. Had Bella ever met anyone like Anna before?

“I can’t believe this,” Bella whispered.

“Believe it, then don’t worry about it anymore,” Anna said before turning her attention back to the phone in her hand.

Bella sat back on the couch beside Travis, and he reached for her hand. Between Travis and Anna, Bella could almost forget about the danger lurking in the shadows.

Travis rubbed a hand over her back. “It’s going to be okay. Anna wouldn’t have offered if she didn’t want to do it.”

“I know,” Bella said before covering the big yawn that escaped her mouth.

“But this doesn’t mean you’re getting rid of me,” he added.

Her selfish heart leapt for joy knowing Travis wasn’t going to leave her. She’d become too attached to his presence, and letting him go would be heartbreaking at this point.

Anna didn’t look up from her phone as she said, “You need to get to bed. Travis, can you stay tonight?”

Bella perked up. “What?”

“I planned on it,” Travis said.

Bella tilted her head at him. “You don’t have to do that.”

“I want to. Did you really think I’d leave you?” he asked.

She hadn’t thought about it yet, but she should have known to expect him to make this offer. “I don’t want to take up all your time.”

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