Meadow POV
As soon as we step inside the mansion, I take Ava up to my room. I need to make sure she is alright before I talk to anyone else about what happened tonight. As soon as she hears the door click shut, she squeezes her arms tighter around my neck. She doesn't want me to put her down and, honestly, I'm not ready to release my hold on her.
"Mama, Uncle Alexi is hurt," she whispers. Despite my dress, I sit down on the floor with her in my lap. "He is, but remember grandpa said on the ride home that the doctor was going to make him better." "I was scared, mama," she says. My chest aches hearing my baby girl say she was scared. "I know sweetie. I was scared too." She pulls back, looking into my eyes. She looks shocked hearing me admit my own fears.
I don't think she has ever heard
