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Brett supportersdoithout me, but with Jade there in the middle

No

I walked over to Chen and she didn’t say anything She pointed to her office though, using a stiff finger She was pissed beyond speech I saw Mom and Dad were already there, twin expressions of pissed off riding their faces

And Graht smile curved his lips

Nice

Jonesy’s eyes ile doll in his arht now We had a ratitude

That was theto me

I turned uts churning

CHAPTER 13

"We’re trying to be supportive, Caleb, really," Mom said, her elbows planted on the kitchen table, palhed "But you leave us no choice"

My hands were in tight fists by my side,his face He crossed his arms in front of him I noticed that his plate was clean Onyx lay covertly beside hian

"No, Pops I need to handle this"

"And that’s worked out so well, Peanut," he said levelly

Dad sighed "Moht, you’ve become more violent"

"Humph!" Gramps cackled "In my day that little altercation would have been swept under the rug" He looked at the Parents steadily, his gray eyes darkening "This is part of becoot sissified, boys would hammer out their differences and irls, well, it becomes even more important Chen would do to think about that She’d probably cut down on the fights if she just let a few run their course" He folded his ars in front of his out? What? with fists?" Mohed "Yes, if that’s what needed doin’, fists worked very well Or kicks, or a "

"Mac," Dad said in warning

"Right," Mac said, realizing Mo Picture Gramps turned his attention to me "That was some fine hand work, Caleb"

"Thanks, Gra at me "Not bad on that other boy?"

"Buddy," I supplied

"That’s it!" he snapped his fingers "How old is he?"

"Senior," I said

He pal his hand over the stubble "Seems older"

"Yes, that’s what Helen said," Mo around

I shrugged "He does so it"

"Pullin’ out all the stops, eh?"

"Yeah," I said

"Anyway," Mo to see this as a real problem Jade’s father is a known violent offender She will see Caleb’s actions in the worst possible light And I can’t say I blame her" She narrowed her eyes on me

I shifted in my seat

"Ms Chen mentioned that Brett claimed that Jade’s hand was hurt in the scuffle between you and Buddy That he was just looking at her injury"

I was calling bullshit on that

"I’d like to believe that, Ali, but given his track record with the boy " Dad shrugged

Gra, I hadn’t had a chance to pulse and get things straight with her "I haven’t pulsed her yet"

Grahs Onyx took that as his cue to juently He looked atyou your wheels, Caleb"

Right! My car Totally overshadowed by the crap at school

I stood and Dad put a restraining hand on my arm I looked hiin to discipline you for this behavior"

Graust

I looked at Graetic expression "The car I’d never let Jade go"

"Unless she let you go, Caleb," Moeer The car you can wait on, the girl won’t wait"

Glad Graot it My parents were certainly not there yet

I lefton the table as I followed Gra: Top Five Contact

Hot One

Hey- JLeC

Hi are you okay?-CH

sighs yeah but, it was really scary today, Caleb I’onna lie-JLeC

I know I mean, I wasn’t scared but it was scary with Sophie and all the fighting recently-CH

Andrea knows, Caleb She’s totally not wanting , just put her over the edge She just sees my dad when this violent stuff happens-JLeC

Eff

E like your profanity-block dad! You know this! I don’t use and I don’t beat girls Everyone I beat deserves it-CH

laughs I agree with that-JLeC

Brett got what he deserves He put his hands on you Jade I’onna do more than beat the profanity-block! outta him next time-CH

Caleb, no He seriously wanted to see h you were hurt?-CH

No! He thought he’d seen an what you did-JLeC

I knew it He just wanted an excuse to touch her The interfering prick I got an idea

What did ya read off of him?CH

Pause in pulse co-JLeC

I was seething inside, hs well, he definitely has sos for me And I don’t know the rest but there was so surprise on the romance vibe Dick

Idk exactly but it had a similar feel to the DI sample that’s disappeared-JLeC

Great, that’s all we needed was for Brett to pop so those ideas swirling around in his s uy, Caleb If that’s what you’re thinking-JLeC