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Chapter Twenty

Sister Act

Logan ht, and I fell asleep with a cool washcloth between s and tears inHis absence hurt worse than ever before At the end of the day, I wanted hi harder and harder to deny it

He was in ently from my face He saw me, the real me, and that crumbled the walls around my heart I couldn’t describe the final blow I kneas happening, and I couldn’t stop it I was plowing straight into thehe would detour before we crashed

"Hey, what are you doing out here?"

I turned to see Julia walking over fro The sun feels good" It really did I’d been enjoyinghot cocoa

"Yeah, hopefully itin it" She sat in the e for Oliver"

"Sure You guy going out soan insisted I chaperone"

"Fun," I replied, not bothering to hide the sarcasrinned at her It sounded like hell

"Not really the word I’d use to describe it," Julia said, an made it hile" She pulled a wad of cash fro shopping as soon as the movie’s over and Oliver is back ho or to the movies?" I asked sarcastically

"Either," she replied, chuckling as she stuffed the cash back in her pocket

"I’ll pass Why doesn’t Logan just go and chaperone?"

She shrugged, crossing her leg over her knee "He said he had ato be alone in a dark theatre with a skanky bitch who can’t keep her hands to herself"

I recoiled "Oh" The an sent

She an encourages it You should see how he’s able to tune the chick out This , he caainst the counter drinking his coffee when she pranced in the back door, wearing an outdated black nightie She went right up to kiss him, but he side-stepped her and strolled across the room to sit with me and ask about my plans for the day, as if it never happened Natasha was fuled at the memory

Did I really want to hear this?

"Sorry, it’s just hilarious to watch My brother hasOliver get dressed"

"So they don’t get along then?" I spokeout, ht, if that’s what you uet into it He just lets her do her thing while he plots"

"Plots?" That perked me up