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Clarke'swhen shit was going to hit the fan "It's Bennett, and it's Miss, actually," she corrected, flaunting her single status Clarke's mother still hadn't re, but that was probably because under all the designer clothes and fancy wine parties was a bitter old wo a child hoever Clarke's father was

They shook hands for only a second, and Clarke caught that glint in her"Well, it's nice to see that Clarke is finally seeing someone, even if it is so…casual" She looked Vince up and down like she was referring to hiht like he could sense what sheway too personal way too quickly People didn't really know about her mommy issues, and Vince was not who she wanted to start with on letting people in on them But it looked like it ay too late for that thanks to her big and fastto a dinner party on Friday evening I was going to have you be there because the Cole with theive hiht? Why don't you coet to know hi or if she was actually flirting with Vince, but either way it made her stomach churn She needed to put a stop to this now before Vince felt the need to go ju her

"You know, Mother, I don't think Vince is really into that sort of thing" Vince put out his hand to stop her

"You knohat? I think et to know more about Clarke and her family" Vince let his die to put her head in her hands and screareat then See you there" Her mother waved like she was Miss A even less confident about her shop and her life for that matter than she already did

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"You're kidding ht?" Clarke busted out, distressed "She is the least pleasant person on the planet"