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********Chapter 28 is done and ready. Will publish after 20 comments, 800 reads and enough votes lol ;) who knows I might be nice before and just post it. lol but the goals aren't even that bad at all lol

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Quinn's P.O.V

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After cleaning up the mess I made, taking a long hot bath to calm my nerves and eating, I tried to watch something to take my mind off the envelope Ethan left.

I have just been sitting here now for the past hour looking at the envelope scared to open it.

What if it's something to hurt me even more?

Is that even possible?

Everytime I claim it can't possibly get any worse it does.

I sigh taking up the envelope and running my index finger along the seal.

I attempt to open it but then throws it back down blowing out a deep breath.

Rolling over into the pillow I bury my face and left it go.

Crying has become somewhat of a second nature to me just like breathing. I do it all day every day.

After my pity party, I dry my face in the pillow since it was already getting wet and sat up against the headboard with the envelope in my hand.

I chew on my lips nervously as I start to open the sealed flap with shaky hands.

Pulling a bit harder once I get to the end of opening it, the envelope slips out of my hand and into my lap.

Something cold touches my leg and I pick the envelope to see what fell out on me.

Upon reaching down the sparkling of a familiar ring band catches my eye.

I throw both hand over my mouth covering it as I gasp.

My engagement ring!

I look all around as if he's going to come out of somewhere because I am so shocked!

But he doesn't.

Yeah right, that's because I kicked him out.

As soon as the shock wore off, I grabbed the envelope seeing what else is inside. Turning it upside down, a paper falls out.

I unfold it and see that it's a letter. As soon as I read dear Quinn I start bawling again.

I don't even know why, it's just like anything Ethan related makes me emotional.

After my little fit I try again but I can't, I'm not strong enough.

So it's beyond obvious now that I am not as strong as the front I have been putting on. I need Rae, omg, maybe I should have listened to her earlier.

I really hope she doesn't hang up on me, I would deserve it, even though she did me wrong first.

But two wrongs don't make a right.

I grab my phone.

Me: Can we meet up?

I sent the message and bit my nails anxiously praying she would respond. In less than a minute my phone beeped.

Bestie Sis: I am so happy that you finally respond. Quinn I am so sorry, I swear I had no clue about the baby. In fact I came earlier with Bryce because we need to talk to both you and Ethan, but I didn't go so well. Bryce and I are at home. Meet here?

Now I feel horrible.

Me: omw

I should have known better than to think Raelynn would know such thing and hide it from me.

This entire time I was calling her a horrible friend, clearly I am the horrible one, I didn't give her time to explain herself.

I quickly got dressed and dashed for the door, but remembered the letter and the ring.

I stuffed them both back in the envelope and took off back in the direction of the door with one thought in mind, heading to Rae's house.

As soon as I got outside, just my luck, someone was getting out of a cab, so I just slid right in before she could close the door and closed it for her. I didn't even have time to see her reaction because I was too busy telling the driver where to go.

The ride was long and the entire time I was there I kept thinking about reading the letter I just couldn't bring myself to do it.

Soon I was being buzzed into Rae's gate and the cabbie dropped me off at the doorway; I swipe my credit card before exiting, too preoccupied to count out cash for him.

I rush up the step and buzz the doorbell.

The door swung open revealing Raelynn and before she could even react, I hug her apolgizing over and over again.

She laughs and hugs me back. "I forgive you Quinn, you were just reacting off of your emotions and stress. It has been a rough time. We get it Quinn."

I look at feeling ashamed, how could anyone ever be mad at Rae? She's always the understanding, caring and most loyal person ever. I guess I was so blinded by hurt I lost sight of that.

"Come on." She takes my hand and pulls me inside closing the door.

"Look who is here guys!" That was all it took to put a smile on my face. I haven't really seen my babies much since the craziness.

"Aunty Quinn!" they all attack me and I sit on the sofa to prevent myself from falling by their body weight.

"Hey!" I kiss all their heads and pick up Blayze kissing him again on the cheek. Too bad I won't ever hold my own.

Not now Quinn! I scold myself.

"Aunt Quinn?" I look to my right and see Rush looking at me really hard.

Rae was still standing, watching us with a sad smile on her face.

"Yes Rush?"

"Where is Uncle Ethan?" He asks but peeks at Rae as he tries to lower his voice. Ryder gets up from his seat next to me and goes back to sitting in front of the tv with his back to us.

Rae looks sighs as if thi has been a constant question. I could see why it would be, we would normally have them on Bryce and Rae's date nights and some weekends.

"He's at uuhhh..uummm....he's at home." His face falls into a frown.

"Why didn't he come with you? Didn't he want to see us?" Rayin pipes in.

"Shut up you big babies! He doesn't love us anymore!" He didn't even turn around.

"Ryder!" Rae says in a scolding mom.

"Raelynn!" He responds but in a bored tone.

My eyes widen. What have I missed.

"Ryderrr!!" Bryce voice booms off the walls from whatever room he is in.

Ryder stiffens.

"Didn't I call your name Ryder or am I talking to myself?" Bryce asks coming into the room.

Ryder jumps up. "Yes sir!"

"Apologize to your mother right now!" Bryce demand.

He walks to Rae slowly. "I'm sorry mom!"

"Good now go to your room and sit there and think about what you did until I get there. And trust me you won't like this punishment!" Bryce points for him to leave the room and he walks out quickly looking scared.

"Daddy, I'm scheellppy!" Tomar rubs her eyes walking over to Bryce who picks her up.

I stayed and talked and played with Rush and Rayin who stopped asking about Ethan after a while. I hanged with them until Rae and Bryce finished putting Blayze and Tomar to sleep and leaving the other kids with the nanny so that we could go to the den and talk in private.

"Sit here." Bryce taps some keys on the computer and then points to his big chair facing the computer.

"We wanted to talk to both you and Ethan at the same time. I texted Ethan but he hasn't showed up yet, so we will just tell you without him anyways, we have waited long enough." Bryce says taking a seat next to Rae in front of the desk.

"Press play Quinn." He instrucks.

I hit the play button and then suddenly a hallways camera comes on. Its clearly a office setting, the Radleys office. I watch the camera for a minute and nothing happens.

I look at Bryce then Rae "What am I looking for?" I ask confused.

"Just keep watching." As soon as he says that and I look the screen, I see a disgruntled looking Ethan tumbling along the way to the office and then he disappears into his office. The video then jumps hours ahead and he reappears in a fresh suit looking much better and sober as he leaves and the camera goes blank after he is out of sight.

"Ok?" I look at them both confused.

Bryce smiles. "See Baby I'm not the only slow one" as he smirks at Rae. "I didn't get it at first either Quinn, but if you pay attention to the details."

He come around the desk next to me and hit play then pause on the picture of Ethan going in as he looks up. He point at his face face then hits play and points at his face again when he's leaving." Unless Ethan had a damn good makeup artists stashed in his office, his face should still look beaten up, not to mention that black eye." What the hell is going on.

"Look at the corner right here, the date is still slightly visible. The video was edited and the clipped changed and deleted. Someone tampered with the tape. Rae figured it out" Bryce says as he walks back to his seat.

I look at her. "After you told me the story. Something just didn't sit right with me about Meghan, especially after I went to their place and she acted like she did nothing. After you told me that someone sent you a text. It just all seemed too planned to me. Everything did. It's like Meghan planned it all so you could go and catch them in the act. I don't think she was expecting Quinn and Ethan, but more so you, but either way, you saw so she accomplished it. Then when Ethan kept saying he didn't remember anything or being with her, I started to click more. But it was whether to believe him or not, he truly could have been having an affair with her but I fully believed him after we went to the Hamptons and found him there wasting his life away. After talking to him, I really realized how innocent he is. His eyes alone when he spoke of you told us the truth. I didn't want to tell you yet until I had concrete proof, I knew you were beyond hurt and I didn't want you to think I was taking sides. I reacted shocked in the office when you threw the pictures at us because first I was mad that Bryce knew and didn't tell me and that you found out about the tape and thought I didn't tell you." She explains.

"In my defense Quinn, that's not Ethan's baby, I refuse to believe it. Didn't see the point is spreading false information.

Ethan is innocent? Why havn't I thought about this before?

Well I didn't because I was too mad and hurt believing everything to be true.

~~~~~~~~~Author's Note~~~~~

Is Ethan Innocent?

What will the final video show?

You guys thought no one really thought of the cameras? lol