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She paused, looking at the cans “Yep All good until next year”
“I let the boys knoe’re here,” Casper said, co really croith all four of us in there “They found Mack, and said he’s in pretty rough shape, but the doctors are working on him Rose is physically okay, but takin’ all of it hard”
“Uh, yeah,” Farrah said “She was fucking kidnapped”
“It sounds like she held her own,” Casper said with a sh “Now they’re just waitin’ on news from the doctors”
“You told the that I had to We knew there was a mole in the Sacramento chapter, and we couldn’t just assume that’s where it ended
“I did,” Casper replied He looked at Cecilia “The boys knohat’s happenin’ down here, but they’re keepin’ it to themselves Once we’re home, we can decide who needs to knohat”
Cecilia nodded
“Can’t keep this level of shit to ourselves,” Casper continued “Even though you asked me to”
Cecilia nodded again before pulling out ofher ar herself into the tiny bathroom
“Keeping this to ourselves see back against the counter “We’ve got other kids back ho on Charlie we can keep in the dark—but Lily’s not going to be put off er”
“Now that things are calonna have her hands full with Rose We got time,” Casper replied
“I just wish she didn’t feel so deter at the bathroos to herself once we get back”
“She knows,” I said quietly “She’s struggling with that, too”
“We love her Her aunts and uncles and cousins love her Her sisters and brother and nephews love her It’s like she’s forgotten that”
“There’s a lot of hurt feelings on both sides, I think,” I said quietly as Cec came out of the bathroom
“We’re going to have to figure out the food situation,” Farrah said without h to feed all of us”
“I can send Lu later,” I replied As soon as the words were out of ot an arm wrapped around Cecilia’s waist as she bolted for the door
“Let your dad get it,” I said as she tried to pull away “Give him just a second”
Casper looked out the , then unlocked the front door and swung it wide
“Hoas the drive?” he called out as we all moved toward the front of the house
Cecilia slu up the steps, not Forrest
“All good,” Eli said “Your boy’s right behind us—I think he wasan extra loop”
Casper nodded as the sound of Cam’s bike came from the end of the driveway