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"What do you need, Paige?" I ask, wincing that I’ve set her off, made her uncomfortable, or…I don’t know…that I’, and I can tell she’s affected by what I said "I told you in the text," she says, clearing her throat, trying to regain her place as the dominant one It makes me smile

"You told ? And you said bring help?" I don’t want to tell her, but I don’t really have help to bring I’ll call Casey--if I have to--and ot…unless she wants a church secretary and a four-year-old to show up to this thing

"We land at about four, if you can be there then And I’ll explain s," she says "Oh, that’s us I gotta go See you soon! Miss you!"

And just like that, Paige is back on top

Miss you? Miss you She…e

Shit!

That just slipped out Miss you I said, "Miss you" I don’t think I’ve ever h school life--the one that was si in with a dude Imiss you? What the hell

That last sentence is all I think about the entire flight back to Oklaho to talk to Cass because it’s her fault I called Houston in the first place She has a scheme cooked up to prank her boyfriend and his brother, and that’s what I need his help with I’et to the dor a feords about her plan, what she needs me to do, but now that we’re back here, I can’t help but let thoughts of Chandra creep back in too I’ If I had ht--before more people are there

Before Chandra is there

I wonder if s have been destroyed or sold? I would have sold her things In fact, that’s a good idea If I’slist--with her phone nue amuse ht back intoup and down I senuine--because Rowe…she’s actually always been good to ether In a way, I’, no matter how unimportant it is Maybe she and I can somehow start over too

"Okay, so here are their keys," Rowe says, handingwith hers and another set with a Playboy cover attached to it I hold the keys up and dangle them in front of my sister

"These are your boyfriend’s keys," I deadpan to Cass Her boyfriend, Ty, is one of those over-the-top guys I didn’t trust him at first He’s in a wheelchair, but you don’t even notice because his personality is enornize it inhi last week sold me in his favor

"Apparently, she was Miss April 2009, and that makes her special," Cass rolls her eyes

"I see," I say, holding the laminated cover photo in front ofaround ofsoood with this?" Cass asks as she pushes the elevator button

"I can handle this," I say as I pull my jacket froht here, which is good, because o until Houston shows up anyhow I kick off my Jih

"What? I’ in those!" I motion down to my prized shoes, the ones I scored on after-Christmas clearance back hoiggle more I blow my hair out of nore them My back is still to the elevator when it opens, so I don’t notice Houston step off, or the two guys he’s brought with hihtly, liftingme