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I don’t even knoho she is any to be okay" His arm wraps aroundon insideaway
"Did you need anything else?" I question as I stand and adjustmoment then his hands clench into fists as he stands to his full height, which towers over s, if she--"
"She’ll be back," I cut hi so badly to believe my own lie His hand wraps around the side of my neck and his thumb runs down the coluanin with me, it wasn’t abnor up strung out, wearing the sah I know deep down this ti I can do When I went to the police, they were hesitant to even fill out aperson report, because they know her history They know she has a drug proble line of ently,strokes that cause me to lean into his touch instead of pull away like I should I want to believe him, but I know people I know you can only really depend on people until they get what they want, and then they turn their backs on you My fa example of that My whole life, I have been the personI have always been the adult, always the responsible one, and always the one left holding the bag when they get what they want and walk away
"Thanks," I choke out, feeling that pressure init hard to breathe
"It will be okay," he says, leaning in, pressing his lips to er there until the feel of theh to catch ht?" he asks softly, searching et to bed early," I tell hi stupid, like ‘yes’ I like Sven way too much, and the more time I spend with him, thethe brief flash of disappointht before he turns his back on me makes me waiver in my decision to keep my distance, but then I remember what has happened every time I let someone in
"I’ll see you to the stairs down to theat Eva, who’s on the phone behind the bar, as I pass her on the way to the door
"You heading home already?" Teo asks when I step outside
"Yep, Sven had me up early to run errands, so I’m off now"
"I’ll walk you to your car" He stands fro on and tosses a half sarette into the street
"You don’t have to do that," I assure hi for hi you to your car" He grins, wrapping his giant hand around uing with hi here, there has never been a tione to my car alone Even in the middle of the day, so the club alone," he says, leading noring his comment and the way itstride in iant SUV to my car that is about ten ti," I say under onna go nuclear"
"What?" I ask, tilting my head back to peer up at hi" He shakes his head as a small smile forms on his lips
"If you say so" I frown as his eyes studyoveronnuclear" He shakes his head, and his sthe door tohiive hi, he steps back, allowingh of a charge toat Teo as I pass hi home, I head up the stairs that lead to an will be inside, but she’s not The place is quiet and is exactly the sa before I went to run errands for Sven
Heading to my room, I slip off my heels and toss them onto the pile of shoes in the bottom of my closet My bedrooed and bought a bedroom suite that was made for a princess The white, four-poster canopy bed with sheer curtains that hang down around the sides re dressers, one tall, the other long, have etched glass mirrors on the front of each draith shiny silver handles The side tables lass lamp on top; the Tiffany blue colordresser, the one covered in fraan and an was around four We were sitting outside my parents’ house on the wooden steps that lead to their front door My ar nothing but rain boots and covered inup another picture of us froer over her face, wondering where her light went There was a tiravitate toward her without even knowing they were doing it I don’t knohat happened to take away her light
"What happened to you?" I whisper, gaining no answer I set down the picture and put my hands behindboth items toward the bathroom, where the washer and dryer is located Then, I slip off o to the laundry basket next to my bed that is full of clothes I need to put away I find a pair of sweats and a shirt and put both on and then head down the short hallway, past the guest bath and Morgan’s roo roo Adele to fill the silence, and then toss the re toward the kitchen, a letter sitting on top of the stack of ht inside yesterday catches er under the edge of the envelope, I pull out the folded up letter and read it quickly My parents don’t have phones or internet, so my mom keeps in contact with letters, and this one is just like the rest: a short update about her and my dad and an invite to come visit when I can