< is. You are a child of the Mayans and so is Ireland. Remember that. [I needed Alexis Walker to snap out of wherever her mind was so that >

< we could all get out of here before we lose more people and telling her that she belonged with the Mayans was my only hope of getting >

< her out of here alive.]

[I listened to Savannah Lowman before she fell asleep. I knew what she was telling me was genuine, but when you spent so many years on your >

< daughter’s enemy list it’s hard to believe anything right now. I ran my hands through my hair watching Alexis Walker stand there frozen. >

< I wanted to tell her that it was going to be okay and that she could get on the back of the bike with Esai Alvarez, but part of me >

< knew that she was processing everything that happened with Happy Lowman. My beautiful daughter was broken for the second time in the >

< last few days. I walked over to her and placed a kiss on her forehead.] Go on, get out of here. I’ve got Savannah and I promise you >

< nothing will happen to her. [I turned my attention to each Esai Alvarez nodding once before clearing my throat to say something I >

< should’ve said years ago. At least this time there would be witnesses to what I said.] I know that you and I don’t always see eye to >

< eye, but I do know that despite everything that you and Lexi have gone through she couldn’t have chosen a better man for herself. You >

< are everything that I can’t be for her right now. Hell, you’ve even taken to raising JJ with her when honestly you had every right to >

< turn your back on her after that. If I were in your shoes I don’t know that I could’ve made the same choices so for that you are a >

< better man. [I said in the next part making sure that Jaivon heard me.] Now, do me a favor. Get yourself and my daughter to safety >

< before the rest of us have to take down one another Lowman. You are family now and I think you’ve been my family since the moment you >

< made her smile for the first time. [Saying all of that to Esai Alvarez wasn’t exactly the easiest thing for me to do, but everything >

< was long overdue when it came to that man. I walked over to Jaivon JJ Pope and kissed his head before walking back over to my car and >

< getting behind the wheel ready to head to Lodi. I knew that there were going to be even more people there wanting Alexis Walker’s >

< attention and answers, but I had a few gut instincts that told me the first thing she was going to do when they got to Lodi was to >

< sleep.]