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"Quite the opposite," I said "She’s just getting out fro he passed me and took a sip of the best hot chocolate I’d ever tasted

Rafe

"I should go," I said after we all had dinner together

"Stay," Bella said, rinsing a plate and then putting it in the dishwasher "It’s cold outside You’re still sick Andto bed," Lianne said "I’m beat And maybe I can fall asleep before the sex noises start up You two are as loud as howler e," Bella ht," she replied "And I’ our secret in the hall outside my roonored her to pull out my phone and dial home

"Rafael," my et hot as I answered her "I’m at Bella’s, and I’ll see you tomorrow, okay?"

There was an uncoht," she said "You should come home"

As much as I really did not want to have this conversation, I switched to Spanish and persevered "You have to trust me to handle myself, Ma I kno it is I know it as well as anyone I couldn’t grow up in your house and not learn that it’s important to be careful"

"I know you’re a sood one, too"

"I as just as she wished I would But I had nothing to be ashamed of

"I will see you tomorrow," she said finally "If you feel better, you can work the lunch shift"

"Fine," I chuckled "See you then"