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"You telling me not to screw it up?"

"Yeah I aht A few gray strands hted and that catches ht you’d be joining the business this week It wasn’t a gift for joining the club"

"I know" In order to work for the security coo

"This stuff with Emily and the Riot has co A certain responsibility You can’t bring back a life once it’s taken You know if you need to talk about anythingthe club, this stuff with Ehteen years, I know this, but if Dad needs to say it, I’ll give hiood Watch your six," he says as a reminder to watch my back

"Same to you"

Without a word to anyone, Eli and Cyrus straddle their bikes and strap on their helmets That one act causes everyone else to mount up and start their ry engines Cyrus pulls out with Eli on his right They head onto Thunder Road toward the uys follow behind them in pairs

On the porch, Mom watches the men ride off She won’t sleep much until Dad’s back in town Olivia appears beside Mo inside on theseat with sexy disheveled hair is my responsibility for the next week: Emily

Reminder to self: hands off

Eth mirror on the wall in the kitchen so with no one around, I suck in a lungful of air and pivot on my toes Oh, sweet Caroline,out of this jean skirt If I were to bend over, s Who the heck wears stuff this short?

Lars waddles into the kitchen and deposits his butt on lances up at me with those droopy eyes and blinks once "I don’t like you"

He whines I wiggle h, I returnits job

"Nice ass," Oz says

I spin, knocking Lars off, then realize I’ve given Oz a view of ain Oz hooks his thuainst the door fra him--on purpose Because we kissed Actually, I all but seduced hi and then I sort of blackmailed him

Waruilt of black hiain