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“I know,” I whisper, still not believing it oers, only Nikki and Tanner know that this wasn’t normal behavior for my dad

“I wisha strand of her curly red hair in her fingers “Because your dad’s the best”

I catch a gli froe in his standard unifor Town Car, he turns and our eyes meet He waves and blows me a kiss I catch it in the air and press it ontointo the car

“Yeah My dad’s the best,” I agree And on that day, in that moment, for the first time in my life, I’d meant it

“Ramie, wake up Wake up!” I opened my eyes, but only one cooperated The other ollen shut And although ,over azed down to find theether in a weave of elaborate knots

“Dad?” I asked, still thinking I ht up in my memory But as a drop of sweat beaded from his forehead and dripped onto my arm, I kneas really him

“Who the hell did this to you, Raenuine concern in his voice He jostledbinding

I opened ue felt heavy in roans and grunts “It’s going to be okay I’et you help”

I needed to warn him To tell him about Nadine “Tanner,” I croaked “Tanner”

“Where is Tanner?”at the ropes “He is the one who told me to come out here He texted me, said there had been some sort of accident I borrowed my secretary’s car and raced over here And where is Saht fully back into the present at the o find Sao find arbled but understandable

My father gave up on the knots at my wrists and snaked his arm around my shoulders He lifted ht that I realized ere in the houseboat “Dad, Saain, but the series of na to relay