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"I’ll take that as an insult"

She waved ainst the post After aze on

She lifted her hand andmotion "Okay Get on with it What’s your problerimaced "Bothon with you?"

"You know," I ed up in le There’s always one, but with you it’s so clear cut"

Her eyes narrowed

"You’re either being honest with me," I paused and saw a deep frown coainst an will stop caring about ain "I’m a realist I would love to take credit that I have that much pull with either of my sons, but I don’t You know that I know that We just need tohts, she waved a hand aton it You know I feel Mason deserves better than you, and Logan," she grimaced, and her body produced a an is Mason pretends to take into account what I say I know he doesn’t, but he gives an, well, Logan is Logan The world ht be a better place if he learned how to be fake once in a while He doesn’t have the patience or time to pretend, even for his ether "I’m not an idiot, Samantha Mason loves you I know he’ll never stop, and it’s the saain, what’s your probleht as well start now"

I had to give her points for honesty "My dad’s in town"

She was silent for a moment "I assu to your biological father Garrett? He’s in town?"

I nodded "I know your history I don’t give a shit that he used to bone you"

She leaned back "As you shouldn’t I’m sorry, Samantha"

I looked to her, surprised at the honesty in her tone She gave , "I ht you were given a new family member I’m not completely insensitive I’m aho your ly abandoned you as well Your whole world was ripped upside down, and it’s being pieced back together" She closed her eyes and her hands tightened around the pearls resting against her neck "So siree I’ to my sons as much as you do They were the family that replaced the one you lost"

Hell had frozen over Helen was syht "Do I need to check your purse? You don’t have a dagger to stab irl An enemy isn’t always an enereatest ally"

I continued to stare at her with ht Don’t listen to me I’m sympathetic because I used to love Garrett myself I understand how his abandon to herself, "I’h For a child in your situation, itto let someone in"

A limousine slowed outside her house and pulled into her driveway She wasn’t watching so I pointed across the road "I think your ride showed up"

All sy her dress, she let out an annoyed sound "Please tell Logan that I will be gone this weekend I’ve been trying to talk to hiet a full sentence out It’s irritating" She glanced over her shoulder, and her features softened for a moment "I suppose I’ll see if this pans out" The softness left her and she turned tothat I was the enemy, clear distaste flickered in the depths of her eyes Her top lip lifted in a sneer "Please pass alongher dress up and hurrying down the sidewalk and road in record tiate leading to her house so I couldn’t see who got out of the car, but I heard a low murmur of conversation It was only a hts turned on It reversed and headed off

It was the next an estured to ht?"

I shook my head "Nope, but I have a shift at Manny’s"

"You can take the car for your shift, and I’ll make Derek drive me there after practice"

"Okay" I headed over and waved to Mark "See you later"

Instead of answering me, Mark went to the driver’s side of his car and opened the door He didn’t get inside, he just stood there After another lanced back, and stuck his butt out a little an winked at hed, but didn’t say anything When Logan got inside his Escalade, I shook my head "You two are very weird Do I need to be worried you ht be my future brother-in-law? Or future stepbrother-in-law? Whatever That’s so le" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true">