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"Shit, this is going to be a lot of paperwork," Officer Ford gru his head

"She pushed her way into es, I will do the sah for e to her car, but I want her gone and to understand that, if she co her away"

I don’t knohat he ood Officer Ford nods and walks over to where Cassie and the other officer are talking I watch as he says so, and she turns her head to glare at us

"Go wait inside with my aunt and mom, baby, while I take care of this," Kenton says, and I wonder if he saw the look Cassie just shot at both of us

"I’m sorry about this," I tell him "Maybe I should find so out on me now and I swear to Christ I will blister your ass," he says, cuttinghim that we’re not the only ones he needs to worry about

"My family is safe and so are you"

I don’t know if that’s true, but I do feel safer with hi that, if I did leave, he would do exactly as he threatened What I don’t understand is why that thought alone has a dull ache beginning to throb between ree to pay for the da back up to us

I look over at Cassie and then at the car I have some money saved up and can afford to have it fixed I don’t want Kenton paying for the dain with

"I’ll pay for it," I tell Ford

"You’re not paying," Kenton says, shaking his head I narrow my eyes and try to step away from him so I can fully have it out with him "She’s my ex If she hadn’t shown up, this wouldn’t have happened" Well, he has a point, but if I hadn’t thrown the bed over the balcony into her car, ouldn’t even be having this conversation "Go wait inside with ain, his ar to punch him in the stomach My hands ball into fists at ain as a s then look at Officer Ford "Would you arrest me?"

He srin

"Jesus, you’re cute when you’re pissed," he says, catchingabout that state around and go wait inside"

Without thinking, I kick him in the shin, turn around, and run as fast as I can up the stairs and onto the porch--right into his erthe door behind us