Calculated Exposure

A single mom's life was tough. Brooke was hustling between her job and kid, standing on her own two feet, and she refused Gideon's money every time.

Other than occasionally asking for help picking up Mason, she did everything she could not to intrude on his life.

She kept herself at arm's length, never wanting to be any kind of shadow in Gideon and Gemma's marriage.

Gideon thought, 'If I could jus