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That’s true And now that I aht noill respond to threats with a plan I’ to it I want to e stuff that happens I want to be in control and not have things escalate That’s why I’ judo, that’s why I do all those stupid AFTD drills that Sns me I don’t want to be a victiirlfriend to be-CH
You’re right I know-JLeC
Is it your aunt? CH
pause in pulse cohs yeah-JLeC
Don’t let her tear us up, Jade She wouldn’t know norht if it hit her between the eyes I e on anyway? Her upbringing? disgusted -CH
Caleb! I know she’s a pain, but she took me in and saved me from my dad Saved me I owe her-JLeC
You owe her respect but she doesn’t get to lay out how ya feel-CH
I know, but I a her all the truth Like last night Could’ve never told her about that-JLeC
She had me there
Okay frustrated this is too involved to pulse Let’s talk more at Gramps We can find a second even with everyone there-CH
K, I do love you, Caleb I understand that this stuff isn’t your fault, orin there, K? CH
smiles K-JLeC
Pulse set to hibernate
I sat on h to makeJade
I didn’t like that she was listening a little
I turned to Jade, candy up to ing another bag at ht it and stacked it with the rest
"Really?" Jonesy asked "Are we feeding the starving Cambodians here?"
I surreptitiously looked for Mom I didn’t see her
"Can ya not say that stuff within hearing range ofa dance step "I looooovve my political correctness!"
Sophie huffed "You are so not PC, Jonesy"
Archer nodded "I concur"
"Quiet, fag-tag," Jonesy said neutrally (actually, he was barely containing hisnoise and Jonesy winked at Lewis
Archer grinned "It’s no probleed and continued, "It doesn’t botherto miss Halloween, Mark"
Jonesy’s brows shot to his hairline "How so, Archer?"
"Have fun with your car locks"
"Oh-man! Come on! Give me a break" Jonesy wailed
Tiff snapped a bubble "I like the car seat for your sister parked in the back, Jones Sexy"
Jonesy’s eyes narrowed on Tiff and John and Alex laughed
"Okay, I will discontinueyour sexual orientation," Jonesy said, clearly lying
"For how long?" Alex asked cautiously
"Ah" Jonesy slapped his leg with his open palm
Jade and I sroup and he’d razz them to death until they ell indoctrinated in Jonesyness
He had his work cut out for him with Lewis Archer He looked like a ave a rat’s ass about wardrobe, really?), spoke well and was s Jonesy at every opportunity and interestingly enough, was not freaked about all the gay slurs
Lewis threw up his hands in a nonthreatening way and said, "I a black than you are about ured it out a slow grin came over his face "You’re okay, Archer"
"Yeah, I know"
"What’s all this talk about gays and blacks," Mo toward Jade’s pickup
Hell
Jonesy saved it, "We were just discussing how nice it is that the prejudices of the past have been put aside" He said it all with a straight face but Mom’s eyes narrowed to slits She didn’t buy it
John and Alex gave Jonesy the Admiration Look because he had pulled out all the verbal stops
"Ah-huh Tellthat I’ll believe, Jonesy," Mory?" he said
She nodded "That I believe Here," she handed off two cases of pop to hi your latest victi with the pop foroutside and with a running leap, landed on the otten over his hatred of cars I reet hi watched the Boy’s co box with holes that were so loathed the thing thatof unease Perhaps his Boy would open the hole and he could put his nose to the wind That hat the Dog liked about the evil box that moved He would close his eyes and the ould flow over his nose, catching very interesting so this time He could smell the excitement of his pack, his Boy’s companions and felt their intent to travel to the old Alpha’s cave
He loved the old Alpha He was very much like his Boy He ran from the pack cave and leaped into the awful box which moved He opened his mouth to cool himself and the wonderful Treat s odor
The foul-shed "Look at him! He’s already in there"
"Yeah, I don’t knohy but he see to Graive hi, he can’t know that you’re going to Pops After all, you go with Jade all the time To school, judo, wherever" Mo
He was a good dog
He knew
I looked at hi hitting the crystal that hung low fro sporadically across the interior
Jonesy orking over the locks on his parents’ Uncool Car and finally, Archer took pity on hile with it for about ten minutes