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"Mrs Easton?"

She whirled around and wiped quickly at her cheeks when she saw ger?" I asked in a rush,hi breaths as I closed the distance between us and wrapped my arms around her "I’ on that has you crying?"

She wiped at her wet cheeks again when I released her and tried to laugh, but it sounded forced "I feel so stupid coe favor"

"Of course, anything"

"But you can’t tell Jagger"

I paused for a second, and she noticed my hesitation

"Please, Grey, it would kill hi to make it better, and I just can’t do that toa large breath, she held it for a few seconds and blinked rapidly, like she was trying to stop ot laid off, and Mike took everything and bailed on me"

My head jerked back "What? Oh my God I’m so sorry I didn’t even know you had a--wait, who’s Mike?"

She waved her hand diser told edlike this to me, but I didn’t listen to him I didn’t believe Mike would leave oing to lose my houseI can’t even afford to buy Keith’s food," she sobbed

"Mrs Easton, I’m sorry I don’t even knohat else to say"

"And I know Jagger He’ll go after Mike Mike threatened hier stopped by the house, and the last tier was there, he told Mike he’d kill hio to jail because I was too stupid, and I know he’ll go to extre he has, that’s just how he is I can’t do this to hier hadn’t toldto keep er was mad at you," I mumbled

Mrs Easton’s eyes widened "What?"