I rubbed my fingers lightly against the blanket while thinking through it.
“What exactly are you suggesting?”
“I’m suggesting you stop sitting around listening to Brad and his lawyer make every decision for you.”
That answer settled deeper than I expected.
Because lately that really was all I’d been doing.
Waiting.
Listening.
Following whatever plan Gerald decided protected Brad best.
“What’s this Avery woman supposed to do?” I asked carefully.
“I don’t know yet,” Tasha admitted. “But she might know things. Or people. Or how these situations actually work.”
I leaned my head back slightly while thinking through everything carefully.
“What if Brad finds out?”
“He doesn’t have to.”
“And Gerald?”
Tasha laughed quietly at that.
“Please. That man already hates you.”
“That’s not f
