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"You know Meg will ht I was dead This was a pity offering Let’s take her up on it Get E her out to meet her family" She irl’s eous, no question: sexy, beautiful dark hair and eyes like a doe’s Gotta admit, her curves turnedto her in all the right ways, but as s was the way she wore it Mysterious Classy Never seen anyone fron of Terror as if they didn’t have a single fear

But Emily is bad news She’s been a nonstop thorn in this family’s side and has continually caused the people I love to bleed Her being here will rupture already vulnerable arteries

"No" Chevy, as always, preaches the truth "I don’t want to meet her"

Olivia points at Chevy "For that answer, you’re tilling et ready for to"

"Hell," Chevy mutters

"Hi, Olivia," Stone says quietly "I’ers to her lips Twenty bucks she didn’t notice him, otherwise she probably wouldn’t have spoken so openly She reaches out and pushes Stone’s overgrown hair away fro different about you What is it?"

Stone peeks at Eli, who stands behind Olivia bea like a proud papa

"Contacts, ma’am"

"Well, I love them, and don’t o find Cyrus forEli And Stone, remember, what’s said in my house, stays in my house"

He beelines it out of the kitchen into the thick crowd in the hallway Once Stone’s gone on the hunt for Olivia’s husband, she returns to ha us out--Olivia has always talked openly in front of me and Chevy because she considers us her flesh and blood, too "She’s hter I want the chance towill never allow that if she knows I’ her to the house I don’t like the idea of her being here" He drops his voice "It’s too wide-open Too many eyes"

"A few minutes here won’t hurt," pleads Olivia "A half hour tops If you leave, you’ll have to tell her father He’ll tell Meg I’ ive you" Eli ru up the Sprites only to co dry"

He goes to pull his wallet out of his back pocket and his face turns an unusual shade of crimson "Chevy"

My best friend tosses Eli’s wallet back