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She looked up at ! There is nothing else, I pro from me? I understand that you didn’t know about your son But I just found out that yourthis for years, why didn’t you tellI don’t have a relationship with my mom for a reason--or with her boyfriends or husbands I didn’t tell you about her because I wanted to protect you fro!" she yelled back, her voice breaking at the end "I was trying to protect you"

"By paying offthe truth about Keith from me" I nodded a few ti toward the door

"Where are you going?"

Just before I hit the door, I turned to look at her, still sitting on the floor "Whether or not you thought you were protectinglike the fact that I have a child froer!" she cried out when I opened the door and stepped outside, her voice still calling after ot into my car

I took my phone out of er seat as I pulled onto the street and headed toward my mom’s house Theand realized nothing about LeAnn having a son-- when she tried to get ether Shit, she would’ve said so when she tried to break us up those countless tiaup in front of Molared at the Escalade parked behind Charlie’s car as I stepped out of the car and walked up to the house A car pulled up to the house, stopping quickly, and I kneithout turning around that Grey had followed e or wait for her Myfroined that their betrayal would hurt so bad Not bothering to knock, I opened the door and letCharlie as she stepped out of the kitchen She turned around when she heard me, and a smile broke across her face

"Hey!"

"Where’s Moh tone, and she pointed toward the kitchen "Are you--"

"Where’s Keith?"

"Sleeping, what’s--"

"Mom!" I snapped I couldn’t let ot too pissed off, I would need to make myself leave Just before I heardup behind me, and I jerked ahen she touched my shoulder

"Yes, honey?" she called fro to her house was the ?" Charlie asked before her eyes drifted to er,to stop by?" My entle smile on her face, like every tirowled "How could you all keep this shit froo after Grey like that when I told you to stay away?"

Moly cal about"

"Don’t try to act like you don’t knohat I’oddaer, you couldn’t possibly think I would take lanced at Charlie "Go to your roo It was time she knew too "Don’t bullshit me just because Charlie is here!" I looked at Charlie as I pointed toward Mo herfor Keith--because what I did give to her went to her, and her alone This whole I-love-everything-and-am-always-carefree-and-happy attitude is just an act She’s rand!"

"Don’t be ridi--"

"I told you I saw the damn duplicates!" I yelled at ripped the hand closest to her with the other Instead of flinching away again, I squeezed her hand and tried to reh I was hurt that Grey had kept this secret froiven her no choice "Grey toldHow at first you told her you’d been laid off and Mike took everything Whether or not some douche naet laid off because you don’t work, and your SUV is still in the fking driveway"

"Jag--"

"There was never a Mike," Charlie said softly, her eyes touching on Moo to Robby, you met him here when you carowled,back to my mom "But that’s not it, is it, Mom? That’s not the worst part You tried to use Keith as a way of getting money, didn’t you? You tried to say he was LeAnn’s and my son? I don’t even need to talk to LeAnn to know that is the biggest bullshit I’ve ever heard! If it was true, you can be sure she would have been the first person to use it against me"