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He turned around without sparing lance and left

"Tellyou because I know you care about Jade She’s leaving, her parents are sending a jet"

"Why would she do that?"

Kennedy wrung her fingers together, and refused to meet o ho towards the door

Kennedy’s hand shot out and grabbed h," she said quietly "Just let her go, Reid She needs soet back"

Her hand fell away, and she leftin the kitchen, alone within my chest For whatever reason, I listened to Kennedy’s advice, but as soon as we got back to Brighton, Jade and I were going to talk, and I wasn’t going to let her get aithout hearing everything I had to say

Chapter 5

Jade

Little Feet

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Raquel Mattheas not a nervous woether, composed, and sure But the look on her face told me my mother was as nervous as I was as aited in Dr Burke’s consulting room

Dr Burke had been our family doctor since before I was born, and my mother had already scheduled an appointment by the time we landed back on home soil Grady had dropped me off at the airport, and waited until my father’s jet had landed I’d asked him to let Kennedy know I’d come home, and that I’d call her as soon as I could

"What about Reid?" He’d asked "You know he’ll be going out of his one"

"I don’t care what you tell him," I’d replied "I doubt he’d care after what happened with Stella"

On the cab ride over to the airport, I’d finally broken down and told Grady what had happened with Stella, and to say that he was ready to rip her apart was an understaterily "You can bet your fine Spanish ass that Kennedy and I will take care of her"

I hadn’t bothered fighting hi there would be no getting hie it

I could only hope there would be no residual blowback from Reid

Dr Burke walked into the roohter I’d been feeling anxious ever since she’d done the blood and urine tests, and couldn’t quite explain why I had the strangest feeling inI’d had very little to eat since we landed, but didn’t want to risk eating anything I was sure it was nothingthat had made me sick