Ava’s POV

“No baby, you're not going back.” I replied Ivy while patting her. “Mama’s here to keep you all safe, okay.”

I stayed with my girls in the waiting room with the girls pressed tight against me. Their small bodies wrapped perfectly around me.

Ivy kept flinching every few seconds and raising her head to look at my face. Making sure I was really there.

I met her eyes every time and whispered, “I’m here, baby. Right here.”

The precinct noise stayed far away.

Phones ...