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And like a e of gled as she took them "Jesus, what don’t you have in that enornity and self-respect, she wanted to retort, but she was feeling wounded on Cade’s behalf, and that was a dangerous road to go down She had to work for Daphne, after all, and she’d likely never see Cade again "I just try to be prepared," Kylie said in a neutral voice "So you don’t reht eyes popped open and she sat up straight in her chair "What?"

Oh, hell "Cade Archer? Good-looking guy? Blond hair? He showed up last night and you blew hi out of her tone Really, she did Tried and failed, but hey

To her surprise, Daphne immediately burst into noisy tears

Shit Kylie aardly patted her on the shoulder while everyone in the bus stared at them As Daphne continued to sob, she hunted down a packet of Kleenex in her purse and handed it to her "You okay?"

"No," Daphne wailed "Cade was here and I ignored hiuy in front of him, Kylie wanted to tell her, but she didn’t Across the aisle, Ginger was giving them both odd looks Kylie just shook her head "Let’s just say you were partying pretty hard"

"Ohto hate ainst Kylie’s shoulder

Kylie stroked her hair, wincing "I’uy I bet he doesn’t hate anyone" God, as she trying to make Daphne feel better about the fact that she’d thrown hiht? Especially after Kylie had scooped him up?

This was bad If Daphne found out that Kylie had slept with him she’d be fired for sure She’d have to make sure Daphne never found out She needed this job Needed the ht in, otherwise she wouldn’t be able to afford Nana Sloane’s nursing care

"Cade’s e tears "God, those drugs were so awful I can’t believe I didn’t realize he was here I’ain Never Never"

A few feet away, Ginger rolled her eyes and went back to her knitting

"Where’s my phone?" Daphne yelled out "Snoopy? Where the fuck’s my phone? Get Cade on the line I need to talk to hiered out of the bus seat and into the aisle