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“Leo was right?” she said in surprise, looking back and forth between me and the Jeep “When did that start?”

“Your brother gossips like an old lady,” I snapped “And nothing has started”

“Bullshit,” she replied “I knew so was up with that prank war”

“Rose has prank ith people all the time”

“Her brothers,” Trix clarified “Not you”

“I pissed her off”

“I’ you did more than that,” she said in amusement as Rose parked and climbed out of the Jeep

She earing a pair of old Levi’s cut-offs that were baggy and faded, and they shouldn’t have been attractive On anyone else they would’ve looked ridiculous But on Rose, they were hot as hell I couldn’t fucking figure it out

“Hey,” Rose greeted, her eyebrows rising as she realized I was on the porch

“Hey back,” Trix said as I gave Rose a nod “Did I invite you over and forget?”

Rose laughed, and I felt the noise deep in ut

“No, I’ over at Lil’s today,” she said, roan

“Can you co”

“I see that,” Rose replied “But no can do I’ve been sent by the parentals”

“I totally forgot that was today,” Trix said, leaning over the porch railing “But I can head over in a couple hours”

“No worries,” Rose said with a wave “We can use the help whenever”

“Can I co her arm around Charlie’s shoulders “I’m a fantastic painter”

I knew for a fact that hter had never painted a bedroom in her life

“It’s up to your dad,” Rose said with a smile “But I don’t care”

“Dad?” Kara asked, bouncing up the porch steps She wrapped her ar so wide that I could see her back molars “Please?”

“You sure she won’t be in the way?” I asked,Rose’s eyes

Damn, I probably shouldn’t have done that Not if I wanted to play shit cool Looking at her, really looking, brought every single ht before to the surface The way she s at the edges of my mouth

Rose’s eyes widened and she quickly looked away “Yeah,” she said, trying and failing to seem unaffected “She’s more than welcome”

“Then it’s okay with me,” I replied

“Yes!” Kara let go of me and danced away