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"Earphones," Jordan interjected "Put them on so your brother and I can have adult time I’ll set my watch for a half hour, and when that’s done you can turn around and I’ll give you soe Mutant Ninja Turtle fruit snacks froled them in the air Max’s eyes went back and forth, back and forth

"Those are the best kind" His eyes narrowed "Daasped "You read ured the easiest way to learn the ways of a hoet inside his head, see how he ticks Ito uncover any of the five hundred skeletons in your closet to htmare for Reid"

Max nodded his approval "We’ll keep you"

"Oh, good, I’ood home then There’s that" Jordan snatched the fruit snacks back "Now, letreally is aweso around now, but I want two packs, not one"

"Deal"

"And--" He thrust his finger in the air "If they’re old and not chewy, no deal Don’t go opening the pack just so air gets in I want them untampered with"

Jordan put a hand over her heart "Like I would drug you"

"Jezebel," he grumbled "Don’t betray "

"Turning around" Max shrugged "Because I want to and because I want the fruit snacks, not because you’re forcing ht" Jordan s us in peace

"You’re so good with hiainst the headrest and sed "I have cousins"

"A old?"

"Five and seven"

"So about the sah that hadway too hard on her ht"

"So" Why was I suddenly nervous? Max, he was irritating as hell, but he was a daood buffer, and probably the best person to have on your side if you needed to keep the conversation going, even if it went in really inappropriate directions "No siblingsnobody to sit with you on the bus?"

"Nope" Jordan lifted a shoulder in a haphazard shrug "It always ry when people would trash-talk their brothers or sisters when I would have killed to have so on me"

"Your first boyfriend cheated on you?" I wasn’t able to keep the anger from my voice

"He was seven" Jordan patted my shoulder "Back down, cowboy And he only cheated because ot to pack me a MoonPie"