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"What club?" Eli demanded

"The Black Kitty," Kay mumbled

Eli cleared his throat

Tank suddenly looked like he was trying not to laugh "So she’s a stripper"

"No, Sasha isn’t a stripper She just sings at a strip club And I don’t believe she would ever hurtI would know if she was capable of sos"

"So, she’d know that Tiain before she sank back into her seat Her shoulders sagged slightly before she answered "Yeah, she’d know that I showed it to her after he gave it to me"

"I’m sorry, Kay But until we know for sure that she’s not involved, I need you to avoid talking to her Just until we sort this out"

"But I already told her ere heading back today…"

Matt looked at her, his eyes full of syirls relax a bit? Watch some of those sappy movies you like soEli and Tank out of the room

Mara smiled back as she watched them disappear into the next room

Kay looked devastated That just wouldn’t do She reached into her tote bag and pulled out the ht and a chocolate bar

"You have every right to follow them and kick their butts until they tell you what you want to know But if I was in your shoes, I probably wouldn’t want to know every detail So if you want, we can ignore it all and distract ourselves with chick flicks and chocolate"

Kay reached for the chocolate bar immediately "No contest Coirls are occupied, let’s talk for real" Eli sank down in one of the dining room chairs, Hope perched on his knee Matt and Tank sat on either side of him Jackson took a seat in the corner He looked up to see his brother watching hi at, runt?" he teased His brothers were all taller than he was, but he had the a businesson your knee" Jackson panto away a tear "I’m so proud"

Eli chuckled "I learned from the best You always made it look so easy" He looked down at Hope, as happily shredding the pages of the agenda he’d printed out for the