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“Doesn’t everyone?” I’ to joke, but most of the time I believe I’m alone with the madness No one’s family is as fked up as mine

“I don’t think so Shit, I don’t know” She smiles and it eases over my heart as I stare at her “Just…re to tellwith you, or why you hate your faet it and if you need to get away from them, even for five minutes, I’ll help you We should have a code word or so”

I frown “A code word?”

“Yeah” She nods and her eyes light up Like she’s really getting into this “For exa you what you want to do with your life, and you can’t take it any longer Just say, marshmallow and I’ll interrupt his at ht? It rows and so doesI’ll never let her out of ht, but I know that’s impossible

“Text ”

“You’d really do that for me?”

Her eyes ht And pretty Fuck, she’s really pretty Why didn’t I realize this before? I’m attracted to her and I’ to do the job you paid me for”

The warm fuzzies are doused with a bucket of icy cold water at her words A brutal re, this fake relationship we’re taking part in is nothing but a job for her “You’re right”

Stupidshe’d rescueas a museum and just as cold too It’s beautiful, quiet and immaculate, with a hushed quality to it that truthfully scares me to death The door clicks shut behind us with a finality that sends a chill down my spine and I follon a wide hall covered with various fa from the rooiant living room with an entire wall of s that overlooks the ocean I can see the white-capped waves froht I’ve ever seen

Drew doesn’t even notice it He’s too focused on the two people sitting on the couch, the both of the, thin bodies fro us with quick steps

Nerves eat at my stomach and all of a suddenThe show of affection startles irlfriend I’ it for these very people who are now standing in front of us with expectant looks on their faces

“Andrew It’s so good to see you You look positively delicious” The stepmother says this and I find the compliment odd Who calls their stepson delicious?

Drew doesn’t like it either, I can tell He lets go ofainst a warles wash over me He’s as hard as a rock and I have no choice but to slipto hi

This is all a diversion to avoid his step but she drops the disappointment on her beautiful face clear And when I say beautiful, Iand straight, hangs almost to her waist Her cheekbones are sharp, her skin a warm olive color and her eyes espresso dark She towers over me and with her slender build I can’t help but wonder if she was once avoice sets e and I stiffen my spine Drew spreads his hand wide across the s into

“Yes, I’m Fable It’s nice to meet you” I hold my hand out and she shakes it with a disdain that’s palpable, dropping my hand quick as if it’s covered in shit

What’s this bitch’s probleriirlfriend”

He puts extra eust shines in Adele’s eyes As soon as it’s there, it’s gone

“Drew” Theat Adele’s side is like an older version ofto be killer handsome when he’s still in his forties or fifties if he ends up looking like his dad

So that’s close to affection crosses Drew’s face and he lets go ofhis father But just as quick as he letsar at rip, one that I can’t help but find all sorts of hot, and I need to reirlfriend He doesn’t seeirls Makes lance in his direction, drink in all that dark hair and those intense blue eyes fringed with thick eyelashes Such a shairls

“Dad, this is Fable My girlfriend,” Drew says again and this tiaze his father settles upon ed and I know it I’uys check me out It comes with the barmaid job