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"Hey Is Grandotten to see her yet The doctor is still in there, checking her over," Law says, cuttingup the phone, putting it back intolike it" Paine’s whole body looks like it’s filled with rage

I walk over to hirab his face I pull it to mine so we’re only a breath apart "I e talked about," I tell hi him know I’ll co away "Don’t clean up If you’re leaving this house without hs and pussy stays put" I should be appalled, but I’m not I like that I still s withmy dress and shoes back on I toss Paine’s shirt onto the bed When I enter the bedroo back and forth like a caged animal

"Paine" My voice makes him stop and turn to look at me

I can’t read the look on his face, but I reach out, wanting hi mine I lead him down the hallway and to the front door I open it and seeback to Paine, I squeeze his hand "I’ll call you when I have news"

"You’ll callatmatch with my father

"Okay, I’ll call you every hour" Which I will if it will cool him down a little and put hiaure it out And when I do, I’ll burn you"

"Stick to things you know, Paine Like fixing cars You don’t want to get tangled withhe does to a lot to people, and it et on his bad side when he’s standing between led You show up on irl, and don’t think that’s all there is to it? Maybe you’re the one who’s not too bright"

"Enough" I break into theet there before the doctor leaves I want to hear what he has to say" I start to walk off the porch, but Paine pullsme hard and possessively

"Take this" He hands me his phone

"I have mine" I indicate to my purse under my arm

"I want you to take this one" I can tell by his tone that there is no arguing He grabsyours You can reachwith it I take one last look at Paine as I get into my father’s car

As the car pulls away, I expect hi threats and deet back with Scott, but he doesn’t He takes a different tactic

"Paine will get you nowhere in life, Penny I just hat’s best for you I thought if I pushed you into ood for you He’s going places"

"He’s not" My response is flat and without e places, and I’ my dad wants his hand in those places I have no idea what he’s playing at with this soft, caring approach This is nothing like hoas days ago when he was telling hs deeply,at the cell phone Paine gave hter before I put it into et back ho"

It’s silent the rest of the twenty minute drive home I’ into the front door as fast as my heels will let , and I’et to the door, I seeto "

I’m relieved and sad I wanted to see her, but if the doctor left and isn’t having her transferred to the hospital then she must be okay

"What happened?" I turn to see if my father followed me, but he didn’t He hasn’t seemed too concerned about Grandma, but he doesn’t care about any of us unless he has a use for us It’s clear fro to check on her that she doesn’t have so he needs at the moment Except maybe for her money

"She had a dizzy spell, had a little fall, and hit her head Thankfully, she didn’t break anything, and she’s just got a little bruise on her forehead"

"Oh, thank God’

Law pulls"She’s fine Why don’t you go lie down, and you can see her first thing in the " I nod into his chest, but for soet rid of ht now, so I let it go This day has been long and filled with more emotions than I can handle I need to crash, andme I wish I could be in Paine’s bed, but this one is close to Grandle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true">