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Lia it to lure you in So what do you say?"

"To banana pancakes, or to brunch with your fa your sister, who I’m pretty sure hates me"

"All of the above And Kristi doesn’t hate you She only knew that you had been married and that I was miserable, and she didn’t wait to hear the rest of the story before she reacted I don’t knohat she did to you, but I kno she was to as My entire family does So I can assure you no one there will hate you"

"Oh o there now!"

He rolled his eyes "Yes, you can So are you co with me?"

"No," I said stubbornly

"Banana pancakes?" He waited a few seconds before repeating with exaggeration, "Banana pancakes"

I sighed drauess I knohy Kristi stopped giving me the death stare every ti"

"Yes, Liao with you to brunch with your fa straight, first"

He’d started pulling reed, but abruptly stopped "Like what?"

"What a, "A woain "Not a wohs burst froh to speak "No! What a to think I aured out before you toss irlfriendwhatever you prefer, as long as it’s clear that you are reed, "All of the above, then Let’s get ready and go"

THIRTY MINUTES LATER, alking up to his parents’ door I earing ht before I had no makeup on because it looked better than the half-s when Lia Liam’s deodorant I Felt Fabulous

"You do realize this is my first Sunday with your faht in your bed"

"You did"

I s "Yeah, but they don’t need to know that" I groaned and rubbed at ured it out when you told thelanced at "

"Fuck this, I’htainst his forear down next to his butt, and the tips of iving ain control if I could just putdoll

"Putthe doorbell

"Hell no If I do, you’ll leave"

"Since when do you ring--" Brandon’s deep voice cut off as he started laughing "Never ," Liaht place," Brandon said, his tone still light with the hint of laughter "Is she rumbled, but the defeat was clear in my tone I knew this was about to be the worst day Never ht, I was also being dragged into the house like solad--" A woman, who I was alan saying, but cut off as she started laughing just like Brandon had done

Within seconds there were nu-tastic

"Well then, back to what I was saying I alad you showed up today, and I love that you came with him, Kennedy!"

"It wasn’t voluntarily!" I called out

"I can see that" Liaht footfalls as she approached us Fro, but then I heard a sirl down! Gently! Gently put her down"

As soon as I was on htened and blew out a frustrated breath, then turned to see everyone watching me with amused expressions "Hi," I said aardly But no one said anything back; they just kept s as they looked between Liaood"