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Bray tried to hold back, but with a hand on his elbow, Ar?"

"To check on irlfriend Bray’s word for Rissy, and while it sounded ridiculous, Ar it all the saer door and more or less hoisted the kid into his seat "You caht? I need all the details"

"But--"

The closing of the truck door cut off whatever Bray planned to say Keeping an eye on him in case he bolted, Arot behind the wheel "Seat belt on"

"This is nuts"

"Yeah it is Crazy nuts" He speed-dialed Rissy Unfortunately it went to voice mail "Shit"

"No answer?"

"Not yet" Ar while we head to her work On the way, you can tell "

"I already did"

"What’d they look like?"

"I don’t know It was dark andand I was afraid to stickover, Armie squeezed the kid’s shoulder "Thank God for small favors Glad to know you showed solanced at hi You’re just weird, that’s all"

"Weird, huh? Because I don’t want you to take crazy-ass risks?"

Bray turned somber "Maybe"

Still no answer Should he head to the apartment or to the bank? He opted for the bank If she called hie plans

Now for Bray "You can’t go back out on your own"

"I figured you’d say that"

Armie didn’t miss the note of relief Maybe Bray had needed a reason to coht you liked your foster family"

He turned his face to look out the"I do"

"Then why run?"

Silence stretched out, the s grew foggy and Arain Still no answer--and daet seriously pissed Maybe he should give Cannon a call Her brother ht be closer

"They said they want to adopt erous territory; he didn’t want to say or do the wrong thing "They did, huh?" In the long run a good thing, but he could iine Bray’s internal conflict

With his face still averted, Bray nodded Tension built--and cracked "Guess" His voice went thick "Guess ripped the wheel tight enough to snap it Rage wouldn’t help the kid any so he tried to tamp it down, but it wasn’t easy Da a bettertoo familiar

"She said the state won’t let Russell back with hter into the corner "Says she loves ht, it was a blessing that he’d been where Bray was at now, because it gave hied ahead anyway "Look, I suck at this," Ar, kid Your life is what it is, and it’s how you react to it that’s going to matter My mom and dad both were jellyfish"