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And Dani wason the inside "Aunt Mae" She placed her hand on the bar

Mae covered it with hers, giving it a light squeeze "You know I love you I trust you, just couldn’t take seeing you hurt even more"

"I’m the runner, reh "True Of the two of you, you’re the runner I said ation fulfilled As long as you’re being smart, have all the sex you want" Her voice picked up at the end, carrying through the bar

Dani cursed silently, catching movement from the corner of her eye The other dwarves looked over "Thanks, Aunt Mae"

Mae shrugged, picking up the boxes from the counter "What do you expect? You’re in the tohore’s bar?" She winked, then nodded toward the restaurant side "Your sister’s over there, along with her hoity-toity friends Save yourself Every O’Hara for the into the back

Dani stayed back

Her aunt rong This wasn’t the ‘tohore’s bar’ This was her aunt’s bar, and the ruht’ve been horrendous and widespread, but they rong Mae probably hadn’t shared her bed with a uy also wasn’t in her heart

Dani felt a dip in humility She was proud to come from the same family as Mae

Dani was about to follow her when sohed behind her

Jake had on a half-scowl, and her eyes tracked to the right--she gulped Boone wore a full-scowl

Shit

They knew each other

Jake pointed next to him "Dani, this is Mitch Quandry He’s--"

Fuck’s sakes She was about to be introduced to her ex-fiancé

"You can call me Mitch"

That was all Boone offered No handshake

She muttered under her breath, "Oh, boy" Then nodded "Hi I’ Neither kneho the other was, or she didn’t think they did She was pretending right now, and when it would come out The truth always came out eventually

Jake cut her off "This is Julia’s sister" He nodded to Boone "This is Jenny’s boyfriend Jenny is--"

Boyfriend? Dani gulped again

Boone cut Jake off a second time "Jenny’s a friend ofbehind his ear Then he cleared his throat "Okay"

"Boyfriend" Dani couldn’t stop herself She shouldn’t care She soo shouldn’t care The caring was burning in her chest