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"Glad to be here," Hanna said, peeking at her father’s expression He looked so happy that she was honoring his request to stay with the, though, ith her new entanglement with Liam What if Hanna yelled out his nah her phone and found all their texts to one another, including the steamy ones Liam had sent today?

"C’s and started up the curved staircase The house had a fussy, Christotten how obsessed Isabel ith putting lavender sachets into the drawers and bowls of potpourri on every available surface

Her dad passed the second level, then started up the third "The bedrooms are all the way up here?" Hanna asked nervously When she was little, she’d had an irrational fear that their house was going to catch on fire and lobbied to have their bedrooms on the first floor for easy escape--not that her parents went for it Maybe she had a sixth sense, even back then, that so

"Ours are on the second floor, but the guest roolanced over his shoulder and raised his eyebrows "We call it the loft" He opened a door at the end of the hall "Here we are"

They entered a plain, white roos and small, square s It felt like he was a father in a fairy tale, sticking Hanna in a tall tower, but the rooe bureau, an ample-sized closet, and a flat-screen TV mounted on the wall And was thata Juliet balcony? Hanna rushed across the rooh, a tiny balcony protruded fro a view of the landscaped backyard She’d alanted one of those

"Is it okay?" Mr Marin asked

"It’s great" It was definitely private, anyway

"Glad you think so" Mr Marin dropped Hanna’s bags by the closet, patted Dot on the head, and turned on his heel toward the door "Now, c’n commercials I’d love your input"

Hanna followed him back down the stairs On the third riser from the bottom, she noticed a flicker out theIt was pitch-black outside, not exactly prihts flashed back to A’s latest note: Both of them die in Act V Was that a threat?

Her father led her into the fanac-colored leather sectional, a e television against the wall tuned to CNN Kate sat in the corner of one of the couches, her coltish legs tucked under her Sitting next to her, his hand entwined in Kate’s, was none other than Sean Ackard

"Oh," Hanna said, stopping short

Sean’s face paled, too "Hanna I didn’t know you’d be here"

Hanna looked at Kate, and Kate gave her a saccharine sand that she had invited Sean to reemphasize that he was hers now

"Hey, Sean," Hanna said coolly, throwing back her shoulders and sitting as far away from the happy couple as she could What did she care if Kate and Sean were dating? She had an a boyfriend now, too, after all

Not that she could tell anyone about hiain Her stepsister’s broas furrowed as though she’d expected more of a reaction She tilted her body toward Sean and nuzzled her chin into his neck Sean flinched, looking unco the, but she didn’t dare

Suddenly, a fairl popped on the TV screen, and Hanna al spring break: Should we crack down?" the anchor said Hanna jumped up and pressed a button on the reave her a bizarre look

"I guess someone’s ready to see my commercials," Mr Marin joked He pushed a DVD into the player, and his new can commercials popped onto the screen Hanna sat back on the couch, trying to calm her nerves Whenever she closed her eyes she saw an imprint of Tabitha’s picture in her mind

The first commercial was done with quick camera cuts, like an action film The second one was done in ivepeople will respond to these?"

"They’re really fun and creative," Kate said thoughtfully, leaning forward "But I’ht through theh," Hanna said shakily, finding her voice

Mr Marin looked stressed "We should keep tweeting though, right? And should we stage more flash mobs? The one last orked so well"

"It did, didn’t it, Hanna?" Kate si at Hanna pointedly Hanna flinched What did that look mean? Had Kate noticed that Hanna wasn’t there for uy Hanna had run off with?

"We could try Hollis this time" Mr Marin stopped the video "Or o into the city, try Te chestnut hair "What does the coain, she stared straight at Hanna

Hanna’s skin prickled "How should I know?"

Kate shrugged "I wasn’t asking you specifically"

Biting her lip, Hanna reviewed the various times she’d been with Liam Had Kate seen them at the church after all? Did she know?

Hanna stared at her Kate stared back as if daring Hanna to blink Sean tugged on his collar, his gaze ping-ponging between the girls Mr Marin shifted his weight, one eyebrow raised "What’s going on, girls?"