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"It’s so dangerous, though The job" She started to toy with the heht about that for a moment "I think I’d be stupid or reckless to say that it’s not scary I think there’s a healthy level of fear It keeps you on your toes"

She nodded slowly "That’s an interesting way to think of it"

"What about you?" I asked "You have to be terrified, too"

Her lips turned down at the corners "How so?"

"You’re going to be working with kids," I explained "Nothing led "But you knohat? I don’t have to take those kids home with me"

"And I won’t take the job ho it "It’ll be hard, but I refuse to do that shit"

She didn’t look away "Did…did your dad do that?"

I raised a shoulder "I don’t think he kne to separate the two, but that was the least of his fuck-ups"

"Do you have any contact with hih I still seeon my elbows "What about you? Are you close to your parents? You’ve never really said before"

"I aether every other Sunday for dinner All of us Morand affair for her" A loose curl blew across her cheek "I kind of look forward to it"

My gaze traveled across her face "That’s good" Sitting up, I reached over and caught the curl with ers She stilled as I tucked it back behind her ear Her wide eyes latched onto mine "Your brother, if I remember correctly, isn’t a redhead How about your parents?"

"My"My dad has brown hair and blue eyes Brody takes after hiers had minds of their own They trailed down the smooth curve of her cheekbone "So you take after your mom?"

Her lips parted "Yes"

"Then she must be beautiful"

The hue of Andrea’s eyes deepened "You knohat?"

"What?" I grinned as er reached the corner of her lips

"You can be a real char toward her, I replacedthe corner of hers "With you"

Andrea pulled back slightly, ducking her chin as she peered up at h thick lashes "I don’t knohat to do…with you"

I didn’t let her get very far Curling ht our foreheads together "Yeah, you do, Andy Just do whatever you want"