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Angela ser and nodded her head "I’ll let you know if anything happens, but I’, I said, "Great Thanks sotonight"

Giving ela said, "Oh it’s my pleasure This is what I’m here for, Noah"

TheWaiting a few minutes, I headed downstairs to the kitchen I could hear the television on in the guest rooerator, I looked at the beer Grayson had left behind teeks ago Reaching out for them, I saw Grace’s face flash before rabbed a bottle of water instead

By the time I made it back up to my room, I could hardly keep my eyes open I sat on the bed and fell backward as I closedMy mind cleared and I drifted off to sleep

Grace

Opening the front door, I stepped out and ran right into so up, I let out a small squeal as my father looked at me

"Daddy! Another surprise visit?" I asked as I saw htly behind hi toward her, she opened her arhtly "What have you done, Grace?" she whispered intoback, I looked at her cautiously "What?" I asked as I glanced between the two of them

"Are you headed to class?" my father asked in a stern voice I was instantly transported back to the night I got busted for sneaking out of the house and heading to a party Ji before he left for the Arrab lunch"

Glaring at me, my father stepped forward and opened the door as he said, "Lunch can wait We need to talk"

Sing hard, I knehat it was about My grandfathernoas not the time to stand up to my father; I turned and headed back into the house "Alex and Will are both in class so it’s just us," I said as I walked in to the kitchen

"So to drink?" I asked as I pulled out a water for myself

"No thank you,"weakly, my mother said, "No, Grace Why don’t you co in a deep breath, I walked confidently into the living room If there was ever a time I listened to Luke’s advice, it hen he told me how to act around my parents ere in trouble Never shoeakness My father would go in for the attack

Sitting, I smiled at them both "So, what’s so important that you had to drive all the way here to talk tothe answer, I looked at each of theetting married?" my father busted out as my smile quickly faded