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Alex seems too stunned to move I can relate I’ve never seen Buck act like this Ever Robbie goes back to askingSunny’s sudden departure with Buck
Daisy is quiet and observant—it makes me nervous Robbie’s questions about my family remind me I haven’t seen my parents or Charlene yet I want to checkin my pocket relentlessly for a while, but I don’t want to be rude
“I assu to the house tolass down on the bar
The last part sounds more like an order than a question Daisy Waters rules the roost
“Actually, I’ht I want to show Violet around the city I plan to take her to the Guelph campus on Saturday afternoon We could come by afterward”
“You’ll have dinner with us then?”
Alex rubs reat”
I didn’t stop to think there would be a family visit included in this weekend I wish I could pull Alex aside and tell hi we’d be locked away together for the weekend, having sex in every conceivable position known to man and a fee can make up on our own Follow it up with a whirlpool bath and sohtly worn-out cooter, and that’s what I would’ve called a plan I should be happy he wants et to know his family, but this is way fast I’m not ready to be appropriate for hours at a time
“If you think you’ll be there earlier, just call and let us know” Her smile looks forced I want to cry She hates me
As if things aren’t bad enough, I hearthe to be the hammer of death
“Vi, baby girl, there you are!” MySidney in the face as he comes up behind her “I wasn’t worried about you I knew you one to find your man to make him feel better” She says the last part in , so everyone hears Daisy’s eyes have gone wide Robbie, ears a perrin, appears suddenly uneasy Understandable, since a crazy woman has crashed our party
The real sha This is just a warm up I check behind her for Charlene, my backup in these situations She’s nowhere to be found
“Hello” My mom waves enthusiastically at Daisy and Robbie I brace myself for the impact of her lunacy She’s probably three sheets to the wind There’s a flask poking out of her purse Way to be discreet, Mom