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He was surprised to realize just how ht Maddie was the only one in his faazines his picture had been in today, but noondered if histhem, too

"Because," Olivia continued, "even if she doesn’t want to go back, even if she wants to stay here to learn and even date you when you get your way like you always do," she added with a s comes up that she can’t say no to?"

For all that his sister had said so far tonight, it hat she didn’t say that was clearest of all: She orried that if he actually went and fell in love with Serena and then she left hi for him Because obviously, over the pastAnd she was clearly worried that if things didn’t work out with Serena, he’d take things even further Even darker

Forcing away the thought that his sisterfor Serena, he said, "How about you wait until I convince her to actually call e’re doing this Friday night a date before you go all worst-case-scenario on me?"

"Mom would--"

"Have wanted to meet Serena before she made any decisions about her"

Olivia finally stopped protesting "You’re right, she would have"

And he was also right that it was becoly difficult for his sister to try to fill their mom’s shoes Olivia esome But no one could be Lisa Morrison

He could also see that while his sister clearly didn’t like his deters forith Serena, she also knehen it was pointless to try to hold hiet to et to meet her?"

"Hopefully soon Actually, since you’re here, I’ve got a question for you Ever played Frisbee Golf on the campus course?"

She looked at him like he was insane "No I didn’t even knoas still there I mean, who actually plays Frisbee Golf any the tells me the sport is about to rinning as she stood up to leave, and he was glad to see his sister sain The first one he’d seen on her face in far too long

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Sean didn’t believe in picking a girl up late for a date, but he’d never been fifteentold him Serena probably wouldn’t mind if he came up to her spot on the third floor of the library a little ahead of schedule At least, he hoped she wouldn’t, and that she’d lost at least so about hi about her

"Hi, Janice How’s your week been?"

The woman behind the information desk smiled "Good Are you here to book more time in the archives?"