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Her eyes closed in understanding and she let out a long breath as her hand dropped away from his face

“He’s on his way,” Curtis said, walking back toward the group “He said he’s bringing the boys”

“Great,” Draco said, walking over to drop into a chair

“You should call your parents,” Trix told me and Charlie “Casper’s probably on his way, but Mack should coet you, Kara”

“Okay,” I said, nodding I looked at Draco

I couldn’t i him The whole reason he was in this mess was because of me I was the catalyst Shouldn’t I be there for the eventual fallout? What if they needed to ask ?

As I pulledelse dawned on me and I froze

Everyone was going to know about the photos Everyone would see them My dad would see them

Before I could work up the courage to call, we heard the sound ofup the driveway

“Jesus, who did he bring?” Trix asked, striding toward the front door She opened it and looked out, then turned to meet my eyes “Your pop’s here”

Shit

“I see you brought the cavalry,” Trix called out as theup the front porch stairs and into the house

“You kno it is,” the boys’ dad Caoin’ on?”

“They wanted to wait for you,” she said

Ca aardly at the edge of the rooet those two to talk?”

“I didn’t try,” Trix said dryly “Charlie’s ready to hulk out and Kara has been on the verge of tears since they got here”

“Hey, kiddo,” ht of me “Shoulda known you’d be mixed up in whatever this is”

“Hey, Dad,” I said, sagging against hi me

“You feelin’ okay?” he asked

“Yeah, I’m fine,” I only partially lied

Charlie’s dad Casper threw his ar quietly into her ear, but she didn’t respond Ca his sons in the chairs Grease stood, his back against the wall, quietly waiting