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“No, but I need to know”

She was quiet for a“Yes Your parents went to Jesse and Layla’s house the night you got , and I showed up just as Harper and Layla started tossing insults at each other” She rubbed a hand over her forehead “It wasn’t pretty, the things they said to one another There ords said in the heat of the moment, but not necessarily untrue”

“You think I’h?” I asked since that hat I was told Aunt Layla had said

“No, no” She stood and walked around the desk to crouch in front of iving heart, Violet What Luca did was unforgivable We all know that, including Layla”

“Then ould she say it?” I whispered

“Because she’s a hed heavily “When Luca found out about the engageot married…”

I closed ht?”

“You saw that, huh?” I liftedhow I’d cursed at the television until I’d woken Re a tantrurown up, it seeent calledabout suspending hiht was the best course of action Make him learn he can’t pull his little-boy stunts in the real world”

She straightened and leaned back against her desk “That’s what I s weren’t necessarily untrue Jesse and Layla are great parents, I will ad to be the authority figure, Layla soet aith a lot It kind of shohere Luca is concerned, is all I’”

“I feel kind of responsible for that too, Aunt Euiltless “You kno Luca is Hoith just a look, I would give in to him Aunt Layla couldn’t say no to him, and neither could I”

“I get it, sweetheart And I can’t say I’rownthat happens to him is on him Not his moave her et this sorted out But if it doesn’t work, I don’t want you to blame yourself Understand?”

“I’ll try not to But I’ree to be in the saether”

She nodded “I’ll try to work so to like”

That made me frown “Such as?”

A tap on the door had us turning just as the door opened, and Aunt Emmie’s assistant walked in with a tray loaded with takeout boxes Rachel s and set the tray on the desk “Hope you two are hungry because this food slanced at the door where Jenner was standing at attention, as if he expected someone to couy is kind of intense”