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Hands shake ainst my mouth "Breathe, Aubrey You need to cal tone takesaround my lips and breathe into it After a few seconds the pressure in ood You’re going to be all right Now, tell me what the fuck just happened"

I shake reat doctor"

He pats et you out of telling"Zach came into the restaurant at the worst possible e has been giving Zach, and how Mo hi"

"Go on," he insists

"Brady sort of reached over and put his hand on top of mine and Zach saw it, flipped the fuck out in the restaurant and et here and he won’t talk to et out of the car and he’s done with me" Another sobs coround and wraps"He didn’t "

I sniff and pull back to gaze up at his face "Grief? He told you about his mom and sister?"

Gabe’s brow furrows "No He just found out his father died"

My eyes widen "What?"

"That’s ere coo identify the body"

I s hard and things instantly start falling into place I knew those horribly evil things he was saying couldn’t possibly be from the real him That’s the kind of fucked up shit Riff would say, not est ti ht now

I shove myself up off the concrete and dust my hands off "Where are Dad’s car keys?"