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Banner slappedme to wince

When Ford went to do the sah

“Loser,” he said “I’ll see you to This place is like a tomb”

I looked around my place and realized that it was rather drab It was also mine—and I hadn’t been able to afford to decorate it after I’d bought it because I’d spent all of s on the down payment for it

“I’rab you any pain meds?”

I shook my head “I’m headed back to bed Thank you for the food and dinner It was a I can’t tell you the last time I had a home-cooked meal”

Her face went sad for a second “I plan on giving you a lot of those before we head home, darlin’”

With that, she pressed a kiss to my cheek and left almost as fast as she came

I heard motorcycles start up, as well as her SUV

Then nothing but silence

Only then did I start texting the wo part of my life

The next day, I expected Viddy

Who I did not expect was Oakley being with her

“Mom, I swear to God,” Oakley said as I opened my door “Just let o back to the hospital”

The first thing I sahen the door opened was her

She looked bad

Really, really bad

Way worse than when I’d left her in the hospital yesterday

I stepped out onto the porch stoop and offered Oakley ratefully

“What’s wrong?” I asked as I helped her inside

The roaned

I led her over to the chair with Viddy folloorriedly behind, and then helped her sit

Bending over to help her plant her ass in nored it because of just how bad Oakley looked in that moment

“I get carsick,” she ainst the back of the chair “But it’s nothing new I got this lovely sickness from my dad Where his only co vehicle Boat Car Plane Train They all kick my ass”

“Your father’s not ets on a plane,” Viddy snorted “He’s scared”