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Logan laughed then turned away and walked out Saxon frowned at his wide back What the hell was that about?

“Here’s your food,” Peggy told hiets better soon and if she needs anything then she’s to call me Anytime”

“I will”

Although, he realized he didn’t like the idea of Aspen calling anyone but him for help He was in so much trouble

Where was she?

Aspen paced back and forth across the living roo for three days now and she hadn’t heard froo and hadn’t returned Worry churned in her gut It didn’t matter that she was a crappy mother and they’d never really been close, other than the boys she was all she had left

Should she call the police? Maybe She had to do so Not only did she have no idea if her ht, but Aspen was stuck here until she returned No car No babysitter

Fuck Fuck

She heard a car pull up and raced out the door Relief filled her as she saw her car Her mother cli ht have been handso with a ruddy co out over his belt

“I’ll just grab o”

“Mom, where have you been?” Aspen asked And what did she one three days, I’ve been worried”

Her o and she looked a little worse for wear She stuot a whiff of mix of sweat and bourbon

“You’ve been drinking and driving!”

“Jeez, alere a genius, weren’t you?” her mother said nastily as she made her way into her bedroom

Aspen followed her, watching with a sense of growing doorabbed a suitcase fro her stuff into it