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“Bitch, I orried!” she screeched

“Honey, calot sidetracked by Scott and Dad who are being their usual bossy selves And, god, don’t get me started on J”

“Oh, please do get started on J,” she quipped

I laughed and just like that, she had broken through er and hurt and re me crazy!”

“Mirl bits in a tizz?”

“He basically said that if I hadn’t dated Nix, none of this would be happening He blaie’s deaths,” I answered her, the words tearing at my heart

“Wow Holy shit He uy but what an asshole,” she said, “I hope you told hio”

“He caughtlike that tothe hell out of s like that, but at other times it feels like he still cares I just don’t knohat to make of it”

“Just keep him at a distance, okay Do what you went there to do, and then you can coested, not realising that this option wasn’t possible anymore

I sighed “I wish I could, honey, but I’veto move back here to be close to Crystal and look out for her”

“I thought you ood woman, Madison Cole, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise, especially not J,” she said, and I loved her a

little more for her unconditional support

“I’ toevery word

“Never say never, huh Gonna visit you real soon, though,” she replied, “And I’ll kick J’s ass if he is being a fucker to you”

I had no doubt about that “Okay, I’d better go Can you tell Blake I will call him tomorrow? I love you, honey,” I ended the phone call