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"I swear I didn’t knoas co"

But Jay just reached for his keys and started his engine "I know" He gripped the steering wheel, his knuckles whiter than they should be "I really do have to get to work" He put his car in gear and glanced at her wistfully before pulling away, leaving Violet standing in the spot where his car had just been

She turned then, herinto a hard line She was frustrated that Rafe had shown up unannounced And with Jay for being jealous, and for

She wasJay so she could tell hi that it wasn’t a competition between the two of themthat it would never, ever be a competition

"Ever hear of a phone?" Violet stor to keep her voice down Even though the lot had mostly cleared out for the day, a few heads turned toward the coed like he always did, as if he wanted everyone to know he didn’t carethat nothing bothered him But Violet saw the smirk concealed just beneath the surface of his invulnerable outer shell

"You can’t just shohenever you want"

Again, he shrugged "Looks like so"

"You knohat I er was even coret and re, and Rafe was the only one she could think to blame If he hadn’t shown up

Then Jay wouldn’t have left, not like that

She crossed her arms over her chest "I have a life here And Jay doesn’t like" This tied, not quite sure how to finish the sentence Jay didn’t like what? He didn’t like Rafe? He didn’t like the two of theether? Both, she supposed, but said neither

"Relax, it’s not like I came to cause trouble Here--" He held out the hel, the one Violet had assuet an appointment to see that kid today, the one from the jail We’re supposed to meet her there so you can take a look at hi to take the hel the fact that her curiosity had been piqued by the et the ued

"I tried to call, but you weren’t answering All the calls went straight to voice mail" He lifted his black brows curiously "Al me"