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Keep him close Protect him

Jo hadn’t She hadn’t been there with hirown up" MizB’s tears welled "And so beautiful"

"I brought her home directly," Thad said "Haven’t had much of a chance to talk to her"

"Please have a seat" MizB moved to a fancy chair with a stiff back Thad crossed to the nearby couch, sitting as close to her as possible

Aard Jo traced to the other end of the couch and sank down She rubbed her nape and glanced at theShe had the sense of being watched

Would Thad’s ward keep out N&iuht come with a bill for all the sports cars and trees Jo had trashed Recalling that lightened her mood a touch

"Oh!" MizB’s eyes had widened "You disappeared and reappeared That’s not so you see every day"

Jo frowned "You had to have seen hi from his arm"

"Mom!"

Vampire masturbation And MizB had just laid it out there What an icebreaker

Thad’s face grew so crie boy Despite everything, Jo had to conceal a laugh behind a cough

His mortified expression faded when he saw her face He started to grin "You think that’s funny?"

She coughed again "It’s not unfunny"

"I wasn’t supposed to say that?" MizB blinked behind her glasses "I’ my way around all this"

Thad said, "It’s fine, Mo Where did you two le Scout would have trouble lying "Mutual acquaintances"

"That’s so fortunate! How did you recognize each other?"

"You think I haven’t kept up withbaseball stats" Thanks to text-to-speech

"Of course," MizB quickly said "I should’ve expected that"

Thad leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees "You really can?"