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"Does she still dress like a whore?" Petty, but for some reason the fact that Asia worked at the coffee shop Eric would be at everydidn’t sit ith her at all

"No, Sofie" He paused, the regret in his voice about telling her apparent "She was in uniform"

"What else did she say, Eric?" She hated the mood the conversation had taken She’d taken it there, but couldn’t help herself

"Not otto becoh It didn’t surprise her Asia had always been about the drama

"You still there, Sof?"

"Yeah, I’ of it, she took the high road "I just miss you That’s all I can’t wait ‘til this weekend"

"Me either"

Eric told her about buying tickets to Sea World for the weekend As much as she liked Sea World, she would rather spend the weekend the way they’d spent the last two, but she pretended to be excited, anyway

A feeeks later, Sofia went to the movies with Naomi They’d become pretty close in school The only reason why she never did anything with her outside of school was because any free time she had, she preferred to spend with Eric Now that he ay, she had rabbed a burger They sat down in a booth with their trays of food

"So how’s it feel to be free?" Nao a fry in her mouth

Sofia looked at her "I’ve never felt trapped"

Naolanced up at her "That’s not what I et to do whatever you ithout your brothers or Eric having anything to say about it"

Sofia felt unease set in The sa the past feeeks Naos on the nose She’d never given it one from her brothers watchful eyes to Eric’s

Her brothers had passed on the responsibility of looking after her to Eric It was never said, but that’s exactly what had happened Now she understood how after so ly, but a bit too painlessly, been okay with her dating They knew she was in good hands with Eric Even when she took the trip to Cancun, they’d been more than happy Eric would be with her