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"I’rabbed a case of beer on his way out and I knew he’d find a different girl to be with for the rest of the night It was how he dealt

I turned to Tate My full attention focused on her now This was how I dealt "Really? You thought that would work?"

She lashed out aton her own She wasn’t backing down Nate didn’t have to hold her up anymore Her eyes were clear Her shoulders were back, and she raised her chin up "I still love hi loved him"

She stopped

"You wanted hed That was rich "Are you serious? You were hoping to fk my brother when you still think about me?"

She didn’t answer When she remained turned away, I kneas true

"You’re unbelievable" I shook my head I had more to say, but none of it would’veafter hi forand listening the whole tihtened froer in her eyes She wanted me too I asked her, "You want me?"

There were no pretenses Kate didn’t care who heard She was like me in that way She nodded "Yes"

"Make her life hell and we can talk"

Kate nodded "I will"

I looked at Tate, saw the wariness in her eyes, and shook my head "You should’ve stayed away fro her way, but she held aze for a moment

In that second, I realized I would never understand Tate I had no idea why she wanted an, why she endured Kate and had put herself in a position to endure her again Then I stopped caring I rean as he sat at my computer and had watched the tape of her I reaze

I said to her, "I want you gone If they don’t push you to leave, I will I don’t care what I have to do I want you out of our lives"

I left Kate took over and for once, I was thankful to her Then I went to get drunk Nate ith ht now