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CHAPTER NINETEEN
BRAY HUNG BACK, standing with his shoulders pulled forward against the crisp wind He wore only a T-shirt and jeans and a million e onto the gravel lot and reached the boy in two long strides Clasping his shoulders, Ar concern first "You’re okay?"
Looking surprised by that question, Bray ht shake, and Ar, that made Bray’s expression ht no one would care that he was out on his own
"I was hanging in the park"
Jesus, Joseph and Mary The park, which was pitch-black at night and used ht With ht now I have so to tell you"
"The hell it doesn’t matter It matters to me, Bray I told you that Da off his hands, but Aro
"Worried sick?" The kid curled his lip "You sound like my mom when she isn’t messed up"
That stole Armie’s ire, because he was pretty sure Bray’seht it th of his arms and dipped down to look hiot that? If I was, you could bet your ass I wouldn’t let you out ofact of yours"
Uncoled free of Arether, he stripped off his hoodie and, against Bray’s wishes, stuffed him into it It fit the kid like a robe
Arht, let’s hear it What’s going on?"
As if enjoying the warmth, Bray chafed his hands up and down his arms over the thick sweatshirt material "Some people, I don’t knoho but they sounded badwell, they’re setting up your girlfriend At least, I guess she’s your girlfriend"
Ar about?"
"There were three big dudes in the park last night I couldn’t hear everything they said but I heard your na way Armie’s chest hurt "You--"
"They didn’t hearit done once and for all"
The fact that Rissy was still at the bank gave Ar at a ti what done? How?"
"I don’t knoas scared, so I missed a lot of as said But it sounded likeliketo be like an interviewer or soed, his face down
"One of the guys?" Ared him
"He said you’re a rapist"
Pain sliced into hi He just stared at hi storm
"It’s not true," Arht of hiured" Bray shoved his hands deep in the pockets of the sweatshirt "Sos"
Shit Justshit
"But you’re not like theestured broadly toward the direction of the rec center "None of you are"
"None of us," Armie swore "Come on"