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"I’m with Theresa," Bronwyn said "There’s a but in there soain and she shut her eyes for a brief second before lifting it to her ear

"Gabe?" Her voice was more abrupt than she’d intended it to be

"Hey," his deep voice sounded uncertain "Are you okay?"

"I’ pause What was going on with hi okay? Is ’s fine It’s rather late, Bobbi"

"I know Which is why I don’t understand why you’re calling me"

"When do you think you’ll be home?"

"What?" She actually drew the phone away from her ear to peer at it incredulously for a moment "Why?"

"Your dad is worried"

"He is? How do you know that?"

"I spoke with him earlier" His voice sounded weird

"Well then, I’ll call him and tell hi silence before he spoke again

"Don’t He’s asleep"

"What? Gabe, you’re notany sense Are you drunk?"

"NoI hed, the sound an exasperated huff, and broke off in midsentence "Look, I just wanted to knohen you’d be home"

"That’s none of your business," she told hiested

"For God’s sake, Gabe, you’re being ridiculous I’ up now" She disconnected the call before he had a chance to respond and switched the phone off

"And that," Theresa said, pointing at the phone, "would be the but ere discussing earlier"

"Oh he’s a butt alright," Bobbi seethed, and Lisa grinned

"Do you want to talk about what happened the other night?" Theresa asked and the rest of thely