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"I?I thought I'd drink so his collar away froht

"And what is it you'll be waiting for?"

"For you to get done with church"

"Oh, that" Tess swept Caleb into her aron without Jack's help

Jack so to?"

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"Hell Of course you don't" Tess cut him off with a determined smile In the stunned silence that followed, she turned to the girls "Go on inside I want to speak with

your father"

Savannah moved protectively toward her dad "But?"

"Don't worry, I won't hurt hi"

"But?"

'Wow," Tess repeated firmly

The girls grabbed hands Together they ran pell- wooden steps, disappearing into the makeshift church without a backward

glance