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Dee didn’t respond i Bethany could be a, perfect even, and it wouldn’t matter Aliens and humans didn’t mix “Dawson—”

“She knows”

He’d said it quietly, but the tords were like a nuclear bomb

“What?” Dee shrieked

Dainced When he opened his eyes, she was standing straight up on the bed, eyes wide and hands shaking He sat up “Dee, it’s okay”

“How can it be okay? Humans can’t know about us! And what about the DOD and—”

“Dee, sit and get a grip Okay?” He waited until she settled back down Her whole body was vibrating It happened whenever she got excited or upset “I didn’t tell her on purpose”

Her head cocked to the side “How did you accidentally let it slip? ‘Oh, by the way, I’m an alien Let’s kiss’?”

Huh, she had it backward

“What happened?” she demanded

“I’uys have sex? Because that’s prettyyou won’t tell ht, don’t answer that question It was gross”

“No We didn’t have sex” He choked on his laugh “Geez, Dee…”

She rolled her eyes “Then what happened?”

Rubbing his te out and so happened that’s never happened before”

Dee leaned back A look of supreust clouded her pretty face “Uh, yuck if this is about any kind of preed a hand through his hair “We wereout, and I lostChristmas tree”

His sister’s mouth dropped open “No shit…”

“Yeah, and she saw me I had to tell her, because it’s not like I could hide after that”

Dee blinked several ti?”

“Yep”

“Wow” Another e he couldn’t place and probably didn’t want to “You must really, really like her”