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"You all have the sairl," Nate taunts us

"Every wo," Brynna informs him "It’s a law, I think Hey, Matt, isn’t it a law?"

Matt laughs and then purses his lips like he’s thinking really hard about it "I don’t pay attention to the girly laws," he finally responds,ends, another begins, and I cringe It’s Lonely Soul by Nash

As in Leo Nash

As in, ht before he left for LA Leo had been over atto uy that I went out with twice and never called ain after I slept with him

Hence, the three date rule

I could tell that he wanted to track the idiot down and puh It wasn’t like I was crying over the asshole, but venting to the only brother I’d ever known helped to put things in perspective And he gave -pie," he said seriously, "we teach people how to treat us If you don’t put up with shit, and don’t settle for anything less than respect, that’s what you’ll get But if you let the douchebags walk all over you and treat you like you’re disposable, then that’s what you’ll always get You’re too good for that"

Iloudly

"This is a great band," Jules agrees and winks atin

"Tellto his house, and the nerves have kicked in This is it Tonight is the night

I really, really wish I’d had so to drink

"Sylvia doesn’t enetics doesn’t make someone a mother"

"Tell h

"Why?"

"Because we have to talk about so or I’ll pull this car over and take you on the hood And the date isn’t technically over until I get you inside the house So talk"

"Okay" I clearsohten on the steering wheel He’s not touching me

"Yes Talk"

"I was taken away from her when I elve"

"Why?" he asks, deceptively softly

"Because she sucked as a parent Drugs A revolving door of men"

"Did any of theo in my room and lock the door when the ot to buy food, forgot to send me to school Eventually a teacher took interest and I was taken away"

"What happened then?"

"I got shuffled around Ten foster homes in four years"

"And then you found a fahteen?" he asks

"No, then I got cut loose The system couldn’t afford me anymore"