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When ent to the hallway, Logan was outside the doorway, leaning against the wall, a shtened from the wall and handed the phone to ed "I didn’t knohat to say He doesn’t usually call ency, I’m really sorry But he says it is"

I lifted the phone to ood I didn’t know if I would get ahold of you in ti too important, but I wanted to let you know that Malinda is headed out of town tonight She and sohts I won’t be hoet there I have to head out of town for a football ht be there too I’ll head back as soon as I can I’ot there I wanted to talk hter time"

"Oh"

He waited a beat, then asked, "Is that okay? I can cancel I could reschedule for another weekend, but--"

I gripped the phone tighter, pressing it harder to otten a phone call like this in so long "That’s fine, Dad I’ll be fine I’ll just do hoan"

"Okay How’s your tiht Maybe we can still get a et home as soon as possible"

"Okay" My throat was raw "Sounds good Thank you"

He chuckled "You don’t have to thankyour parent This is e do"

Yeah That’s what they did, and it felt good I wanted to thank hiain, but silenced the words This hat normal parents did This was a nor normal

"Bye, Dad Love you"

"Love you too Safe travels ho the call, I turned Both Logan and Mason atching an, I grinned, feeling silly at the same tioing on He was telling an narrowed his eyes

Mason softened, holdingyou an order or soan, "he just didn’t wantof, you’re coone so that means Cass will be there I could use some back-up to deal with her"