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“Yeah, although ested that I date you”

“They did? Seriously?”

“I think they were joking, but yeah,” she sof as to come”

“Will your friends accept us as a couple?” I wondered aloud

“Why wouldn’t they?” she shrugged “It would be weird if they didn’t Plus I didn’t change et adopted by youthat would make it weird”

“What if they won’t accept us? What if our parents think this is wrong? That we’re doing soainst God or whatever,” I worried

“Babe, we got this,” she sonna love this It ht come as a shock at first, but in the end they’ll just have to accept it! What is youron your dad, she has no room to talk”

“I’reed “The whole thing s”

“I’onna make you so happy, Phil,” she promised “Maybe half as happy as you make me and trust me, that’s a lot”

“You want to show estively

We started kissing and having sex on the floor of her bedroo over the pictures and crayon, our body heat caused theht colors

It was ahChapter Twenty - TracianneFinally, the lockdoas fading, albeit slowly School was a distant memory at this point and ere unsure they would even open in the Fall Stores were opening, li on in the cities--- Well, things were still pretty crazy

We had to tell the parents There was just no other choice Hoas I supposed to explain reed to just walk in there holding hands and tell the roo the news and Daphne atching television Dad looked up

“What’s this?” he asked, suspiciously

“We wanted to tell you,” I started nervously “Phil and I have been--- We’re in a relationship We’re in love”

“What?” Daphene asked Phil in shock

“It’s true We just fell for each other”

“This is a joke, right? You have to be joking,” dad insisted “C’mon Do you have any idea what this looks like? This is a joke”

“It’s no joke, dad,” I said “And I’nant”

“WHAT?!” he shouted

“Oh, my God,” Daphene muttered

Dad stood up I thought he was going to punch Phil

“What the Hell were you two thinking?!” he shouted “You’re brother and sister!”

“We’re not blood relatives, Richard We’re not more related than you and mom,” he pointed out