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I try to jerk my arm away, but he holds it firet a bit rough He’s never hit hly

"Let rowls but his ar now"

"No," I say, firmly

He leans in close "Don’t start withYou can do absolutely nothing to ain, his fingers pinching into ht now," Nate suddenly growls

I look over to see the lot of thery expressions

"I agree," Kelly grunts "Move it Now"

Liam rises to his feet, his eyes on Jacob’s arm "You touchin’ her harshly, you cocksucker?"

Typical Lia to her," Jacob says, but his hand drops again "It’s none of your business"

"It’s my fuckin’ business if you’re touchin’ her like that," Liary blue gaze "I’m okay I promise"

He holds my stare, but slowly lowers back onto his chair I turn back to Jacob "You should leave now This is going to get out of hand soon I’ to be happy about this," he snaps

"I don’t honestly care," I say, telling the one hundred percent truth

"You should care," he growls, looking over to Liam and then back to me "Your momma would be asha froo to Macy, to make sure she’s okay I see her curled up on a blanket, sleeping This isn’t a scene for a little girl Kelly reaches out for Liam, and I snap my eyes back in their direction Liaes towards Jacob Nate stands, wrapping an arht be ser even than him

I turn to Jacob "How dare you," I whisper,the truth! You don’t even know if she’s alive or dead and this is how you’re respecting her? By flirting, byyour father whom she loved?"

"Go home," I bite out

He leans in close "You better be there soon"

He turns, lifts his bag and glares at Liarips, and then storms up to his car When it speeds off, I turn to Lia It hurt him, those comments He loved Momma as much asJacob knew that, and that’s why he said it

"It’s not true, Li," I say "He knows nothing"

Liam shoves Nate off hio after hi me a warm smile

I turn back to Nate and Lena The other fewlike none of that just happened