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"Yeah," I saw her putting the pieces together

"Jason was there That’s why I showed up I thoughtafter you or Jay, but he wasn’t" Here cohter"

CC looked confused

"I didn’t know about her until we got back to the house and Mason and I went down--"

"To the baseball field with Coop, Jackson and ht, it turns out that his daughter is Brittany"

I waited, giving her time to process what I’d just told her "Brittany? As in Brittany who tried to kill me? Brittany ears Ryder is Dominic’s child? The same Brittany that Do I pulled her to me but she resisted and I didn’t want to push her Then the tears started "How could that be your sister? How come you didn’t tell me when I told you earlier that she was involved in the accident?"

"Half-sister and she isn’t even that She doesn’t exist to me, CC I only have one sister and I alill" I had to be sure that she knew that I would never consider Brittany fa breath, "Is that what Jaylinn needed to tell you? Is that why she needed you to co; I reached up and wiped theht she would have backed away froan irlfriend"

I nodded; this is that part I kneas going to crush her even more than she already was "Jay and Coop saw Brittany and Jason last night while they were out eating Jason was there with his girlfriend, who happens to be Lynn"

CC’s face turned white as a ghost before she turned and threw up, just as I had I rubbedAfter she’d settled a little bit, I got her a wash cloth and wiped her face for her She was still crying and I held her until she stopped

CC looked up at ,"

"I need you to leave I need time alone" She was crushed, just like I knew she would be

"No, we need to talk about this Please"

"You said anything Get out Hunter" She recoiled away from me

I sat there for a minute, unsure of what to do I didn’t want to leave her but I knew she needed ti in her head

I walked over to her, she tried to push e, "I love you, no matter what" I kissed her forehead and let her push me away this time

I shut the bathroo with a lot of banging Hailey e, she wrapped her arms around me, "I’ll take care of her"

"Thanks"

I walked out of the house and away from my life, ed After Hunter shut the door behind hi within reach, which happened to be the toothbrush holder, and threw it at thewith my heart