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My iven me the time I normally needed toheld outside, I hadn’t bothered with anything more than jean shorts and a t-shirt that said ‘cheer’ across the breasts, though I hadn’t cheered a day in my life

I sed thickly and turned away, following my mother and Steel into the very beautiful house

But it didn’t have anything special about it Though the outside was very nice, the inside made it seem more like a vacation rental rather than someone’s actual residence

Which coincided with Steel’s explanation that this was their clubhouse—a place where they hung out, but rarely ever stayed at The reason for today’s party was that a couple ofin for the week for some reason that I hadn’t been privy to

I suddenly felt that feeling that one gets when soh theer with the beard…and tattoos

My God, he had tattoos everywhere

I feltakin to exciteh my veins

Steel’s face split into a wide sreat affection, “Linc!”

I couldn’t breathe Couldn’t think Could barely keep ether

“Linc,” Steel said, stepping away fro sideways to allow Linc to see us h, and Cody, her son”

My eyes widened at hearing Steel say my mother was ‘his woman’

Linc caught both and started to chuckle “Y’all could pass as sisters”Chapter 2If you drink a gallon of water a day, you’ll be too busy pissing to worry about other people’s problems

-Nutrition Fact

Linc

I was still pissed off about the text Conleigh had sent ht hours later