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"Oh my God! What happened to you?" Tara rushed around the island and reached out to hi" He avoided her eyes "Let’s eat"

Before he could open the lid of the pizza box, she claet beaten up?"

He turned his face, clearly not wanting her to exauy looks worse"

She let go of his hand and instead captured his chin between thu hi"

Tara shook her head "How can you say it’s nothing? Who did this to you? Did so hi deal out of it I’o to the police! You can’t just let soet takeout"

"I wasn’t attacked"

"What? But you…" She stopped herself, trying to digest his words "But if you…" She looked at his knuckles, which appeared red, several abrasionshands "What did you do?"

"He deserved it," Jay bit out "He’s a ht…" He stopped as if he’d said too much already

"Whom did you beat up?"

Defiance shone from Jay’s eyes "He made a pass at you"

Tara sucked in an audible breath of air and slammed her hand over her mouth in disbelief "Oh my God! You beat up Quentin?"