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I released the breath that I’d been holding and kissed the top of her forehead Keeping ainst her skin I said, "Just cut hiotta realize on his own that he cares about her"

She nodded, pulling away "I know But sometimes Jonesy needs a little push to see what the rest of us are seeing" She shrugged and I watched her sexy top slide a little further off her shoulder, balanced on there precariously I was thinking about as underneath the"Stop," she ave me a peck on myherher

She turned out of the circle of lish without me My arms felt empty without her in thele

I walked up the exposed aggregate ay, passing underneath the rafters of the atriunaled the entrance to my house and saw a flash of black in the

Onyx

I s to be getting ho s expectantly His Boy would be coh the portal that so looked studiously at the light level that filtered in through the holes that did not open and sensed that the ti frorant mass that the Boy would throw for his inside his mouth Soft mouth was important He was not sure why, but the directive was firrained He trotted to the narrow hole that did not open and waited

The Boy would arrive soon

Wag-thunk-wag

I saw Onyx had that gross dog toy and sighed Moy from reuse, slobber and whatever else

I opened the door and Onyx dropped the toy atdown the hall and he tore after it

"Caleb?" Mo my way to the kitchen I could s my backpack on the hook in a maneuver to avoid a "neatness rant" and plopped down on one of the stools that lined the breakfast bar

Mo fro off a hunk of the delicious bread, slathering it with butter and placing it in front ofit It was hot I turned and went to the cabinet instead, picking out a fave cup I walked over to the fridge and filled it with ether as I shoveled half the slice in irlfriend around to irinned "What not a good day?"

I shrugged Less was definitely ot into it with a butt-wipe froe for her benefit with effort It wasn’t an easy pulse-switch to turn off but I was beco expert, finally

"Oh Carson and?"

I nodded "Yeah, that’s the one"

"Why?"

I thought about how much she should know about Jonesy

Less

"Ah Sophie is dating this tard " she raised an eyebrow and I edited again, "this ht she had better discern of the AP sex "Ah he’s AP like her and Jonesy hasn’t exactly been" I didn’t kno to finish withoutone a little Not that I’d admit that to The Parents

Mom pursed her lips "I know Jonesy is in a run of " Mo

She wasn’t speechless or so, was she?

"Experimentation," she finished

"I don’t know if that’s it He just seeirl"

"Sowing his wild oats Hmm?"

I rolled my eyes "No, Mo tied down"

"Well what type of girl is he dating?"

Skanks Edit: "They’re not as cool as Sophie"

"And he’s dealing with his baby sister right now too"

"That’s right, Helen had her baby and now he’s the built-in baby sitter"

Yeah, he was so into it Tiff was having a lot of fun with that

I shts"

"I don’t think he’s "

"There is that," Mom said and we save hi-spot

The Boy was the very best ht as he inhaled the deliciously warm People Food It flooded his sensitive olfactory senses, springing thee his exciteing

He gave a s and snal of appreciation I thought at hi Must-show-restraint

Mo, judo every day but the weekend Sometimes I wondered if it orth it But then I’d think back on , I wouldn’t have been able to defend myself

Jade

I frowned as I stood with my plate and cup "Hey Mo the bread pan, the soapy water sliding off and uncovering her wedding ring

"What kinda progress has Dadorder for Jade’s dad?"