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"Good god, Mason" My er down and held hers out towards the lady "I a the divorce that well"

I snorted "Good one, Mom That’s the best lie all year"

"Stop it" The server came over and Helen reassured him, "He will quiet down I promise I am so sorry"

He didn’t look cooing to kick Helen Malbourne-Kade out of the restaurant She owned shares in the restaurant as did a bunch of my other relatives When he left and uest, Helen settled back in her chair She shot me a dark look "You could act properly I know you kno What is with you lately?"

"You ht, raising Logan, and Dad’s affairs?" I shrugged, reaching for , Mother dearest, but youyour other son I’an’s not"

"Not yet, but I don’t think he wants me around He won’t talk to me anymore"

I frowned "What do you ht and infor Dad because he was tired of the fighting and the ‘shit storm’ His words"

"When was this?"

"Someti of his date hed and pushed her plate away "He doesn’t want to have a relationship with me He said it’s pointless because you’re the only one who’s there" I saw pain flash in her eyes before she lowered her head I could hear the regret in her voice "He was calling to inforrin, but she couldn’t hide the hurt "That’stime with you is pointless Every ti happens I can’t spend ti to do Last week, the cops called n in ed "Cops are assles"

"This week it’s this You’re flipping off the elderly and using coarse language on purpose?" She leaned forward and lowered her tone "That lady wasn’t doing anything to you"

"She was judging us" I stared right back at her "She was judging you, Moive a shit what she says about uys likemy head "Trust me, she would’ve been on the phone with her biddies and all their daughters about that wo"

Helen sucked in her breath and her fingers curled on the table, holding onto it for support She realized that I was right

I said, "Now she’ll talk about what a horrible son Jaave ossip on you and row"

A soft curse slipped from her lips, and she leaned back in her chair Her hands lifted to rub her forehead, ht, except I wish your reputation was only a reputation"

"Yeah" I shrugged My phone buzzed again, and I said to her, "I have to go Nate’s waiting"

"Mason--"

I got up and shot fro to lecture me about I didn’t want to sit there and hear what I knew she’d say She would ask questions about ould be at Nate’s house, but it would only torture her further Nate’s parents were having a party I was fully aware of ould be in attendance, lots and lots ofout with hiht Logan was off having a nice, nor to rip into a few people tonight, whether Nate’s parents kicked ht in h the basement patio door He put the video controller aside and cursed, raking his hand through his hair "You’re going to cause a proble on the couches and chairs in the roonize any of them, but at Nate’s words they all looked at me I said to them, "Who are you people?"

"They’re friends Their parents are friends with uy, wearing a polo and trendy jeans nodded to irl next to hiavesome of her blonde hair back, sheHe frowned at her, then it turned into scowl as he turned toto take any crap from him At that, it went back to a frown, but there was still heat in his eyes He could be a probleestured to the opposite couch where a girl sat She had black hair and could’ve been a uy next to her is Wayne They’re twins" The guy said hello, but I ignored hi s the them back underneath her bottom She wore a shirt that looked like a corset with a black bra underneath Her brsts were full and I iood handful