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Mac said so bad

It ive her that terrible adult knowledge One of his barricades, which stood so tall around any eht feel or share, trembled

“My name is Amanda I’m your niece I wrote you a hundred and four letters last year and I sent you two pictures and fourteen bags of gummy worms because Mom said that’s what you used to like best” She stood, all elbows and knees, but he could already see the pro to be a knockout A loudmouthed knockout

“For all that work you sent ”

“Not erator for so anywhere Could he kick her out? Physically grab her and throw her out the door? Probably not Mac would cohtmare if Jesse did

“So can I interview you?” she asked, practically bouncing on her toes “I want to be a journalist so this would be, like, the best—”

“No interviews,” he interrupted He’d given one statement to the press after the accident: All of his soldiers acted with valor and courage It was an honor to serve alongside of them That was all anyone needed to know

Amanda’s face fell and, for some reason, that disappointment pricked him like a knife

“Mom said you could be stubborn,” she muttered

“Moht Amanda’s mother had died—that Rachel had married Mac

“Your sister Rachel She’s my mom”

Jesse whistled through his teeth in surprise and Amanda’s blue eyes turned stormy “Don’t be mean about Rachel, she’s awesome”

Jesse shrugged, not about to burst that particular bubble Aht manner

What the hell aer who’s broken in and refuses to leave?

“Aren’t you supposed to be in school?”

“We got out early,” she told him “Teachers’ conference”

He re school with most of the day ahead of him for whatever he and Mitch wanted It would never have occurred to hilish paper

“You want so to eat?” he finally asked