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"You hungry?" She drifted toward the kitchen "I can heat up that leftover lasagna"

"Actually, is it cool if I go over to Angie’s for dinner?"

"Sure, but only if you finish all your ho, dum-dum?" He pronore her

Mia sood kid, but along with the joy ca her up out of the blue and announce a visit? The woain

Sing her resent yesterday’s dinner A part of her was tempted to tell Danny about their mother’s call, just so she’d have soe For some fked-up reason Danny had a soft spot when it caht actually make him happy

She couldn’t tell him And not just because she didn’t want to see that flicker of exciteet his hopes up only to watch them splinter to pieces when their ot," Danny called out "Can we stop at the bank tomorrow before school so I can depositthe warna out of the microwave "Leon finally paid you, huh?"

"Yep Finally"

She was glad he couldn’t see her face because her displeasure ritten all over it She really wished Danny would find another part-ticoe of his young workers and always "forgot" to pay theed her brother to quit on nuood She did appreciate his work ethic, though; he’d been savingaside every penny in order to pay for college, or, hopefully, to suppleet

After she’d served herself a big helping of lasagna, she drifted out to the living room and ate her dinner while Danny finished up his work Fifteen minutes later, just as her brother had slid out the door with a hasty goodbye, her cell phone buzzed

A s text

On my way Meet me outside?

She typed back, No need Little bro went out, so we can stay here Come up and let yourself in

Jackson responded with six words that sent a blaze of heat to her core

Be naked when I get there

They were going to have sex tonight The s-word hadn’t coed these past two days, but Mia kneas inevitable