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“Thank you” She looked between me and Holley “I hope his little delusions about your relationship haven’t been too problematic?”

“They’re your delusions,” I reminded her “You started it”

“So I did Forget I said anything Oh, there he is!” She y as she darted off after Grandpa and disappeared in the same manner he had

Jesus, my family was hard work

I sat down in the seat Grandpa had vacated “I cannot tell you how sorry I am about my family What a shitshow”CHAPTER TWELVE – HOLLEYrule twelve: when you laugh, you can convince anyone of anything even yourself“No, it’s fine,” I replied, stirringpictures, been asked at least fifteen tier checked four and a half tirandle and as sweet as I am”

Seb slowly nodded “Not too bad, then”

“For a twenty-six-year-old single wo? I’ve had worse counts”

He“Sorry I should have known” He paused “You didn’t say you had a single grandmother, did you?”

“God no” I snorted “I told them if they wanted to summon a demon, they’d have better luck with a Ouija board”

“Unless it was Uncle Scott He could do with being kept in line by an older woman”

I fought a giggle “Sounds like you’ve got a pair of your own after you”

“Har har har,” he said dryly “It’s not ht? It comes with the job Kinda like a bonus”

“That makes seniors perv over you?”

“Wasn’t really shooting for the seniors, but at least we know their eyesight is perfectly fine”

I rolled h the straw “Calh the door to leave”

He sipped his beer, eyes sparkling with laughter over the top of the rim “Do you need another drink?”

“Good choice of words” I slid the eetting a little too close to lared up at him

Hell yes, I needed another drink

Today had been the longest day ever I’d barely slept after last night’s revelations and lying in bed next to Seb had made it even harder

I had no idea what to do now that the truth was out

Now that I knehat he’d wanted