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Me neither Until I’d woken up thinking about her Maggie was here, and this here I wanted to be With her

"You’re here," I admitted She needed to kno I felt Even if I wasn’t sure exactly what that was just yet

"West," she said breathlessly, and reached up to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear "I e had classes together"

So did I Next se to see her except at lunch and in the halls

"You’re talking" Brady’s voice startled us both

Maggie’s eyes ide as she stared up atto look at hireen depths, and a protectiveness cahtly behind as I faced Brady

"Not to you Not to anyone else So back off, and keep your aze and let him read into that whatever the hell he wanted to Because I wasn’t giving her up Everyone needed to know she wasBrady

"Whatbut she doesn’t talk If she can talk or is talking again, then--"

"Just to me, Brady Get that Just To Me"

He moved his eyes to her, and I could see frustration there, but I also kneas ive me some slack For now I knee’d have to deal with hih "Fine But others are going to notice I just did"

Then he turned and left Maggie didn’t ht If she weren’t careful, others would see her How did I protect her from that? Not everyone would back down like Brady had

Especially his parents

We Gonna Let This Slide or What?

CHAPTER 35

MAGGIE

I could feel Brady watchingIt was a reminder not to speak where I could be seen But it made me wonder: What would happen if West wasn’t the only person I spoke to? Would this end? Would he feel as if he didn’t have a special part of nized Raleigh’s voice even before turning around to face her I had gone to the restroolanced up into theback atHe’s using you to get through this thing with his dad You don’t talk, so he likes it Now you’re fucking hiirls silent when he fucks them now"