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She blinked, long thick lashes covering her eyes for a half a second

“Would you tell her if I said don’t?” she finally asked

Dash sighed deeply “I don’t know, Cassie,” he told her seriously “Secrets are big things Little girls should always trust their et them in trouble”

Cassie watched hi, her eyes brightening a bit more than before

“It’s a good secret,” she finally said “A secret ‘bout momma”

No could he resist? He grimaced “Uhhh, Cassie, don’t tell tales on yourshe would tell

She giggled lightly, knowingly

“Mory with you, Dash,” she finally whispered, staring up at hiht yell at you Momma doesn’t yell really loud, but boy, she can be scary when she does yell”

Dash restrained his chuckle as relief poured through him He wanted to know every soft inch of Elizabeth inside and out, but he didn’t want Cassie telling tales, either This tale, he figured he could handle

“What does she sound like when she yells?” he asked her, his voice just as soft as though it were actually secret Hell, he knew she was pissed and getting madder by the second

Cassie looked at the bathrooht take away the candy bars for a week” Cassie nodded sole in the little girl’s eyes “You better be nice to her or she ht not let you have any treats”

Dash alht be a bad thing Unfortunately, he had yet to knohat it was like to be really treated by Elizabeth

“I’ll get rin “What would she do then?”

Cassie evidently hadn’t considered that angle

“Oh” Cassie pursed her lips, considering “Would you get me one, too?” Her curls seemed to bounce around her face as she smiled up at him sweetly Pure innocence Or so she wanted him to think