Avery witnessed the entire thing.
"Come here, Hayden," she said as she tried to break the awkwardness.
Hayden hurried over to his mother's side.
"You get over here too, Elliot!" Avery called out when she noticed Elliot was in a daze.
Once they entered the studio, the photographer greeted them warmly.
"I can't believe you already have three children at such a young age, Miss Tate," exclaimed the photographer with an expression of envy and shock. "You have such a great relationship with your husband, but I never heard any news about your marriage!"
Avery felt embarrassed and said, "We're not husband and wife at the moment, but it won't stop us from taking a family portrait."
The photographer sensed that she had misspoken, then quickly apologized and changed the subject.
"I've got some samples here, Miss Tate. Please take a look. Otherwise, you can tell me if you have a theme in mind."
Avery looked through the samples, then let Layla and Hayden choose.
"I think they're all pretty good, Mommy." Layla was having a hard time choosing." Uncle Eric said that I look good no matter how I'm photographed, so you should choose!"
Once Avery picked two different styles from the samples, the makeup artist began to style her.
Back in Aryadelle, Tanya's blood pressure had gone down and she was demanding to leave the hospital.
Chad took her to his place in hopes that she would stay with him for a couple of days before sending her home.
"When did you buy this house, Chad? I don't remember your place being this big! Why didn't you tell me you were getting a new place?" The more Tanya looked around Chad's house, the more satisfied she was with what she saw.
It was a spacious and comfortable place with great lighting.
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