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"Today, while ere in the city I ran s Starbucks"

My dad sat down on my bed "What else did he have to say?"

"Not e I’ for Moirl he was supposed to be with or so like that I don’t know; he seeot over your mother, and I don’t think he ever will"

"Why did they break up?" I asked as I was putting on et the help she needed, so he left her Which I’m thankful for, because I never would have met her if he didn’t"

"Sick, how?" I asked in confusion

"Your mom’s cancer had returned when she enty-three years old, and she refused to get treatain"

I stopped what I was doing and turned around "What? So youto let herself die?"

"Yes, and when Kyle found out, he left her"

"It was because of your dad that I ended up getting the treatments I needed," my mom said as she walked into the roorabbed her hand and kissed it

"Mo?!" I exclai clearly, but your dad helped me with that"

"We helped each other" He s ready for your date We’ll discuss this another tiot up from the bed She took my dad by the hand and led him out of my room

I was stunned by what my father told me I knew she had cancer when she was sixteen, but I had no idea that it came back when she enty-three There was so much about my parents that I didn’t know and it botheredht for me, and I headed downstairs

"Now that’s the kind of dress I like to see on you" My dad smiled

"Very funny, Dad!"

"No, seriously That dress looks beautiful on you"

Collin careat! Dad, we need to talk about that car you said you’d buy me"

"I know, Collin, and ill"

"But I need one now I can’t even pick up Hailey for a date because we’re here at the beach house and I have no way to get to her," he said

My dad reached in his pocket and threw his keys to Collin "Take the Range Rover Your ht"

"Thanks, Dad!" Collin exclaimed as he turned around and quickly ran out the door

"Connor, I thought ere going out to dinner?" my mom said as she looked at hi in her ear Suddenly, she started grinning from ear to ear I rolledto do with sex since they were going to be home alone

There was a knock at the door and my mom said she’d answer it I walked out of the kitchen withthere He looked atHis face lit up when he saw me and, when I walked over to hi so fast, there was no way he couldn’t have heard it

"You look beautiful, Julia"

"Thank you You look ao?" he asked

"Yes"

My dad walked up to me, kissed me on the cheek, and then shook Jake’s hand "Have fun, you two"

"What time should I have her home?" Jake asked

"She doesn’t have a curfew and just a reasonable time is fine," my mom said as she pushed us out the door before"Have fun and be safe," she said and quickly shut the door

He opened the passenger door to his Range Rover and I smiled It was just like my dad’s, but his hite "Is this yours?" I asked hiraduation present"

"Very nice!" I grinned

"Is there anything special you want to do? Because I’ll do anything you want That is, after we grab so"

I didn’t care e did As long as I ith hiht and listen to music and I’d be happy "It doesn’t matter to me e do," I said

"Do you like Italian food?"

"I love it!" I sreat restaurant called--"

"Tivoli’s!" we both said at the sarin across his face "You know it?"

"It’s my favorite Italian restaurant"

"Seriously? You’re serious?"

"Yes, I’ lot and Jake parked the Range Rover He looked over at ot out He walked around and opened the door for me