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I blew out an exasperated sigh “I think Kota was going to go back and tell her”
“I’ood idea,” North said “I don’t think we’ll tell Uncle”
“He’d tell the Academy,” Luke said “But they’ll know eventually, anyway”
I gulped, sing a bit of fries down I took the bottle of water on the tray and took a drink to clear ht?”
“If they find out before we’re ready,” North said, “before Nathan and Kota or even Silas are on board”
“Silas isn’t?” I asked
“Sometimes he is,” North said “So about Kota and Nathan If they won’t, then he won’t”
The inforled with it and continued to do so, but Mr Blackbourne and the others see ourselves to do it, but I wasn’t going to be okay with it unless they were absolutely sure they wanted this “I don’t want to make them”
“No one is ertips on a napkin and then poked me in the nose once shortly “Listen, Baby, don’t start doubting it now The others will coet used to the idea” He pressed a palm to his chest “I wasn’t ready at first, butI was the one who spoke with Lily’s teaht about it after, I stopped thinking of we shouldn’t and just kept considering the options”
“Does that make it easier?” I asked
“It changed my mind”
“Sang,” Luke said, getting my attention He pulled a half-bitten fry away fro anyone You heard Kota and Nathan They’re trying to figure out how to tell Erica about it They’re more on board than you think they are, maybe more than they realize themselves”
I quieted and ate atwith the others I didn’t have much to offer them Uncle, Pam, Charlie, Ericaany other family out there, or friends they had Who would find out and ouldn’t? It felt like ere facing these decisions way too soon, way before ere ready
But I wasn’t sure if we’d ever be ready
The Plot that Thickens
Nathan
That evening, Nathan sat on the couch with his ar, but he wasn’t really watching He’d seen Night of the Living Dead soabout when the current situation could be resolved and Sang could possibly come back
Movies just weren’t the same without her
Silas was sitting in the irls were anticipated to arrive at any moment The door was locked on his side He’d be here just in case
When the doorbell rang, Nathan ot up to answer it
Danielle and Marie stood at the door Danielle was in the sa jeans and a T-shirt Her long brown hair was pulled back in a ponytail Her expression was tight, like she didn’t really want to be here
Nathan wondered if Danielle washer be here
Danielle carried a backpack, and she slid it off her shoulder “Let us in,” she said
A bit rude Nathan considered his options There was the strong chance that Erica or Jessica would see this the longer he left them out there Then ould they think of hi theet them out of the front door
He stepped aside Danielle led the way Marie wasuntil Nathan closed the door before she followed hi with her and kept her ar the interior and surroundings, but avoidedeye contact
After all the help he and the others had given Marie, did she not like him? Was she that uncomfortable around him?
And then he wondered if it was all the years of being told strange things frorew up in the saet the saot the same lectures and was very restricted
Danielleshe did was glance toward Nathan’s dad’s bedroo toward it
“Where are you going?” Nathan asked
She tried the door handle and found it locked and looked back at him “We can’t both sleep on the couch”