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She set the at Jahted with hiether They were the reason she got up in the h And they were all she had left of Aaron Not that she was stillhim She knew that they wouldn’t have lasted He’d been with her to piss his mother off She’d been with hi

After his death, she’d been sad and frightened Especially after learning she was pregnant with the boys She knew she couldn’t expect much help from her own mother And definitely not froive her some cash and tell her to abort them

Knowing she couldn’t stay because she’d never feel like she and her children were safe, she’d fled in the ht in her beat-up car Her le males in the area and decided to move on to new territory

Seereener pastures now Only this time she’d left Aspen on her own Fuck

Worry filled her “What a to do?”

Ja theestions, huh, short stuff? You’re just happy chewing on your toes, aren’t you?”

Love welled inside her Hoas it possible to feel this much love towards someone else?

“Who wants some lunch?”

A few hours later, she was sitting back in the living roo fed the boys when she heard a car pull up Had her mother returned? A knock sounded on the door Not her mother, then She wouldn’t knock

“Wonder who that could be?” she said out loud As usual, they didn’t reply “You two have got to up your conversation skills if you ever want to get girlfriends” She thought about that for a irlfriend You can live with your ed, overprotective mother”

Another knock at the door This one heavier More impatient

“All right, keep your pants on,” she called out

If it was Mr Peterson asking for rent, she was screwed She was going to run through her s quickly if she couldn’t work

Shit Shit Shit

Wiping the panic froe smile “Mr Pet—oh, it’s you” Her smile dropped from her face