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"Don’t ‘Mom’ me," she warned

I watched with evenhis hair I idly wished my own mother would do the same…

"Not in front ofto join us for dinner, unless she has somewhere to be" She stopped and looked at me expectantly

I shook hed loudly "I’ht your na the heat in my cheeks at her adult eyes on me

"Sara? Isn’t that a lovely na aardly down at my feet I wasn’t used to co them

"Are your parents at ho out of the house for dinner?"

"No, ma… Lucinda"

She frowned at this and then released Jaxon froain and all I could think about was food Lucinda ordered Jaxon to sit down beside ister his presence or think straight – er pains toto be far more delicious than two hout She set the food down and watched me devour every ladly obliged I don’t even remember the look on their faces as they watched ly meal to care

She didn’t ask me any questions, and thearound an adult washed away quickly by her war her crooked front tooth, and filled up ulped it down

"You can come by anytime, Sara," she said to ain tone?"