Page 12 (1/2)
She nodded, and s squad?" Hilary looked down, e to rown used to your Caleb induced freak-fests I was beginning to hed as we clirandfather fixed up for my sixteenth birthday
"Makeher path just as we hit the sidewalk in front the lively restaurant, which blared soft rockher expression and gave me a tense san
"I know, I know I’eous and perfect and deserve better if he can’t see that I got it already I love you but I’ll be fine, really"
My brows rose, a s to say--I don’t want to hear you ht, but yeah, let’s go with yours"
Her htly alked through the double glass doors held open by black painted cinder blocks
"There he is," Hilary whispered the exact htly together, stifling
Toof jealousy The last time I felt that level of exciteht of hiht I’d done fairly well avoiding hiht hi last suoff excuse after pitiful excuse for why Mackenzie had been in our bed With hi to stopthem into the back of my friend’s pickup truck
Mark finally relented and with the final box, he had the gall to sit on the floor, head hung low, and tell me he’d always love me All I could think was--that couldn’t have been love If it was, then I didn’t need it
Love be daain
Since that dreadful day last sule one resulted in a word being spoken between us I only hoped tonight wouldn’t change that
I followed behind Hilary, s hello to theCaleb across the room, I could see the pride clearly written on his face
It was no longer the outdated diner I grew up eating in Having a mother that never cooked, the diner had practically been a second horandparents That was until about three years ago when the owner died and his son ran the business into the ground The place turned into a duaant bar and dance floor, which was the highlight for e, but he practically rebuilt the old place ground up
I was proud of hi more than the boy who lived across the street and scared off the bullies that dared me to eat a hen I was six We’d never been particularly close,when around each other
Hilary turned on her heel stopping me in my tracks and silently shouted the words "Oh ripped ritted teeth from the pain I looked down to make sure her nails didn’t break the skin All clear, thankfully The line to the ladies’ roo up a battle wound was not onat us?" she whispered