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I’d gone over to her and pulled her into a hug "Moo back in there and be with Dad I can make my own breakfast I’ll clean all this up He needs you with hiain

That was how I’d started ht about as I kissed Moood-bye and then kissed ht I’d tell hiot hoht, but I knew if I could see Maggie, if I could hear her voice, I’d be okay Calling her wasn’t an option because she’d be in Brady’s truck and she wouldn’t talk in front of hiet her alone Before I completely broke down

Brady’s truck was parked outside school when I pulled up Never had I been more thankful to see it into people who called out ie

When I saw the back of her hair, my chest eased soh the crowd, needing to reh this Maggie ith ot to our lockers I waited for her to turn and look at s seem better

She closed her locker and then turned to face me The smile on her lips slowly fell as she studieda word, she kneas dealing with so I needed fro to explain

Her hand slid over th that was just Maggie I flipped h hers Then she squeezed h it dwarfed her s her lips

That hat I needed The tightness in ain "Bad ured that out

She nodded and her thuainst ainstI doubted about myself, about my ability to deal with this, about life --she cleared it all aith just one touch

"Good , sexy" Serena’s voice broke the spell that had been wrapping around us, and Maggie’s hand was instantly gone She , and then she slipped past me and into the crowd

I jerked away from Serena’s hand on etto play tonight, I needed her to help get ht? You know you’ll be a You always are"

Iher The past couple of days she’d been good for s forelse