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“Quit laughing at lanced around to see if any of the unifor people toward the buses yet

“It’s all love, baby” She gave me an air kiss

In my pocket, my phone vibrated, and I shifted around my armful of stuff so I could fish it out offreelance job, so I was ht otherwise have been

But I should have saved my enthusiasm

Guess what? We caught an earlier flight! We’ll probably miss the buses, but we should see you at the docks Can’t wait to see Calder And you, of course

And ot the bulk of my mom’s enthusiasm, as always And damn it, this was a complication I hadn’t counted on All I’d told Moreet Calder and Derrick Calder had swornplan, not that I would have fessed up to Mo Sabrina didn’t count in ment-free zone of total honesty Unlike my parents

“Fuck,” I muttered

“What?” Sabrina deftly saved the balloons as I juggled things to pocket my phone

“My parents are gonna be here”

“Oh” She blinked her thick lashes a few ti”

“Very” There was nothing I could do other than hope theyI stepped aside as a pack of dressed-up kids zoomed between us Then one of the personnel fronaled that it was time to load the first bus I hurried to make sure Sabrina and I were in that line Any distance from my parents would help

“So Derrick?” Sabrina waited to speak again until ere seated on the navy bus, which was essentially a school bus made over for military use “Tell eous? Why is it that all the gorgeous guys are the ones who get cheated on? You’d think they’d have better luck”

“Quit trying to write a ron to let a family pass as more people filled the bus “He’s quiet, but when he does talk, people tend to listen That sort of co voice Tall Not as tall as you in your heels, but taller thanshoulders Dark brown hair And a face like one of those old Hollywood heroes So, yeah, he’s hot But this is a favor Nothing more Honestly, I’m not sure he even noticed my existence previously”

“Aw” She patted s”