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"You know Craig and I broke up I seriously doubt if he even noticed that I wasn’t around for a while He was too busy ad a stalker unless he was stalking his own reflection" Kay rolled her eyes

Eli secretly agreed with her assessht to himself "What about after that? Did you date anyone else that sued and picked at a piece of lint on the edge of the couch "I didn’t really have tiht after Divine broke up, remember? Jackson had just offereda lot of ti up with ideas for the project" She shtened around the pen

His little brother was devoted to Ridley, so he didn’t entertain any thoughts that so on between Jackson and Kay But the way she talked about hi he’d done or said, all contributed to his worry that Kay was crushing on Jackson When he’d kissed her at Christht be projecting her fondness for his brother onto hi to anyone, but even e a fascination that could ultiiven him only bare bones inforh for hie of her before

He’d be da about him, but I need to know if Hope’s father has done or said anything out of the ordinary in the past few lanced down at her lap "I haven’t seen Ties Not that I saw him that much before Remember when I used to waitress at that Italian restaurant? That’s where I met him I don’t think I ever told you that"

She definitely hadn’t told him that Eli filed that bit of infor when he was looking at the big picture He put an X next to the nauys check on Mr Banner’s current financial situation later

"So you didn’t see ?"

"He used to wait forback on it All he wanted was someone to pass the time hen he was in town on business We spent hours talking about everything Or nothing But then after I got pregnant…" She sighed and her fist clenched against her thigh "I was so stupid to think we had a connection I was just convenient"

Eli laid his hand over hers "I’ly startled by his touch "It’s okay It’s all in the past now Anyway, I’ time He doesn’t care about Hope Or me"

The last statement was said so matter-of-factly that Eli’s heart broke on her behalf

"He’s a fucking idiot"

Kay’s head lifted She blinked a few times before a slad hts He was so worried that I’d want child support froht be a success"

"Like I said, he’s an idiot"

She shrugged again