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Serena had never corief "She sounds like she was an a mother"

"She was" But it was obvious that he didn’t want to talk about it anymore "What about your faht?"

"It’s always been justhe couldn’t have read online if he wanted to look her up, but it still wasn’t easy to admit, "I never met my father"

"That sucks"

She looked up at Sean, surprised by his bluntness But somehow, it helped settle her down a bit "Yeah, it does But I’ve never known anything else"

"Must have been hard for your o away to school"

"You have no idea" Her ulped down half the bottle

Soda was another thing she’d very rarely had due to the e from the sodium and carbonation But as she licked her lips to savor every last drop…, all those bubbles and sugar and caffeine tasted so good No wonder people got addicted to it

Sean had already eaten half his slice by the ti tastes of the pepperoni and mushrooms and onions and peppers and sauce and cheese all hit her tongue at once, she couldn’t keep her eyes fro her throat

"Good?"

Sean was clearly amused, but she didn’t have it in her to be e she’d eaten in her whole life Ever

"So good," she et out between bites as she concentrated her entire being on hera revelation as the one that ca it doith Coke felt so deliciously sinful In fact, it took severalin a pizza joint with a gorgeous guy fro at her

"I take it you agree that it’s the best pizza on the West Coast?"

"I’ve never eaten pizza anywhere else, but it’s so aht"

His eyebroent up "You’re joking, aren’t you?"