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Refusing to be intiain for your help"

"No problerinned and for the first tian threw

"Oliver" Julia warned

"I’" He pouted "Bye Cassandra" He waved as he walked away leavingaunt

She stood hed no more than I did I felt fairly confident I could take her if need be I was more athletic in stature than she was Proble to take her doas

"Stay away froan," she hissed once the door slammed shut behind Oliver "He needs to focus on his son, not you"

"I’m not--"

"Logan’s not known for self-control If you show interest in hi you into his bed and, if you’re lucky, possibly keep you around for a day or two But that’s all you’ll get" Her tight expression and cold tone slowly began to soften and I had a feeling it was due to my stunned expression

I ell aware exactly how unlucky I was in life so I nodded duht"

"I’m sure you think I’m a bitch I don’t mean to come off like some crazed sister from hell but you have to understand, my only concern is for Oliver I saw the way Oliver looked at you, he likes you, and he just ers, let alone makes friends with thean plans on living here for at least two years so the last thing Oliver needs is to have you pissed off at his father when he plays with your ee"

"No offense, but you’re really good at ht?" A nervous laugh cracked out, but I was cohed softly walking back to the house I followed, listening intently to every word

"Logan’s an a my tuition at school and all my expenses and spends nearly every Sunday with our mother The whole reason he moved here was because he wanted Oliver to be close to e in town Logan just…doesn’t let anyone besides faan’s back door, the realization hit me--if Julia was not Oliver’s mother than where was she?

"She broke his heart," Julia said, reading an She left shortly before Oliver’s first birthday and hasn’t coan, but also for his innocent son The sadness in his eyes now made even more sense and I wished I could take it away for him I knew all too hat it was like to have a parent disappear out of your life never to be heard froain

"I like Oliver He see an eye on hioes, I’hed, lighting the so you, Cassandra" Julia smiled sincerely "Once school starts up next week I won’t be around ht next door"

"I have to ask Why would you e in the state I graduated fro special"

"One guess," she said, s ear-to-ear

I knew that look It’s the saht up