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But whether the man was Matthew or not, he never comes back by

By the ti paranoid Still, he makes me stay with Clarke until he can pick me upCHAPTER 12KaneI have to park several blocks down from Coach Perron’s house because we’re late to the party It’s a season kick-off party with a huge barbeque, livebeer and liquor A chance for us to let our hair down before the season starts next week, so the new players and their families have an opportunity to meet the veterans and theirs

We’re late because Mollie and I spent over an hour atabout my concerns over her safety It’s not like we haven’t bickered before, because we have Best friends have disagreements, and we’ve had our share over the years But now there’s an added element at play withof proprietary concern for her safety and well-being I can’t seeet control of, and Mollie can’t seem to accept

I had picked her up at Clarke’s store after getting the disconcerting news she ht have seen Matthew Of course, by the ti ca she’d actually seen him

Clarke was no help She wasn’t sure one way or the other

The minute we set foot back in my apartment late this afternoon, I had told her in no uncertain terms that she was not to leave this place without someone with her

She immediately told me I was ridiculous, and she would not abide by that edict or any other I tried to lay down

Which, of course, started the heated fight

It involved yelling, pleading, one painful jab of her index finger intoher face to yell at her, but I ended up kissing her instead

That led to angry sex on the kitchen floor with Sa us, which eird, but I did nore him

We then had to get ready for the party, which I had previously been excited about It involved separate showers and aard silence as we left the aparte I was on hyper-alert, expecting Matthew to jump out at any moment

“Are we just going to ignore each other all night?” Mollie grouses as I put the car in park and shut it off

“I don’t know,” I answer slyly, shifting in ht and you’re in danger?”

The lares tells me she’s mostly over her pique But we still don’t have any resolution