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Dawson exhaled roughly “I…don’t know—shit I don’t knohat you want in to put what he felt for Bethany into words Maybe Ada L

A keen sense of understanding marred with sadness crept across Adam’s face “Look, what kind of future do you have with her? Is she worth pissing off and alienating everyone?”

“I think the answer to that is pretty obvious”

“True,” he said, dropping his hand “But this is huge Know of any Luxen and human that haveDownersville, population one

Adaave a little smile “I don’t envy you, because I really don’t think we can help hoe feel God knows I’m well familiar with that” He winced, and Daondered if he were talking about Dee “I just worry, because I don’t think Dee and Dae bad happened And I don’t think you could if so happened to Bethany”

Daatched his friend leave Adaht Bad, cheap, leftover yuck food for thought

But mostly, he was consu everything and everyone, and that was selfish God, there was only one thing that could cause anyone to be that self-centered

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It didn’t take Bethany long to realize that there weren’t many Team Dawson-and-Bethany fans Over the next couple of days, Dae at his brother and ignoring her, even when she tried to be civil

It also became easy for her to tell Andrew and Adam apart The nice one was distant whenever they crossed paths or when he chatted with Dawson, but he s bejeebus out of her Dae on Andrew’s He was someone she didn’t want to cross paths with alone Luckily, Dawson stuck close to her side and by Friday, good news Her trace had faded Six days was all it took

She and Dawson spent the weekend together, holed up in her bedroom Door kept open, of course Moht cookies There was a good chance that Daas falling in love with her mom

The boy could eat

He explained once, after his third Big Mac, that it had to do with theirnot to be jealous, Bethany had poked at her cheeseburger, which she kneould go straight to her butt

The boy could also cuddle