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One time, Ash dared ht fro it sit out for a couple of hours to ar rushing through my veins instead of actual blood for three days, but yes, it was also delicious when consumed that way Unhealthy but delicious

After everyone has a glass in their hand, Elodie finally sits My family planned ahead and left her an ee-shaped circle we’veon their divide and conquer strategy Orso close that we conspire about what to say Perhaps they want us to face each other

It could also be that I have no idea what they want because I have no idea what I want It sees about how the world works and everyone’s place in it, have been shot to sticky shit on a stick

“You’dthe silence out of nowhere Everyone had just been sipping their lemonade politely until that point

I nearly groan because here it cooing to drown in my family’s best intentions and ishes

“Super cute babies,” Lindy confiraze at each other, all doe-eyed I can see the how their babies would look one day, and just no I don’t want to i babies

I tear iving each otherbetter, but she’s turned around, so she’s looking at hi about baby- positions despite the fact that they have a kid already I guess fanificant age gap, but seriously? Ugh

I can’t look at Elodie, and not because I’nal that her ovaries are ready for action For the love of fudge, why did that pop into my head? She would never use that expression, and itready for action, whichthere Not with allme

I carefully glance at Granny, and no Just no She has this sickeningly happy expression on her face too, and I’randchildren or if she’s thinking about so-time shudders

Even Jeffers, who is sitting lazily by Elodie’s chair, gives y expression He’s either very sated that he consu about fire hydrants and hu

“You know…” I feel like it’sto dispel the incredibly aard, sickening, love-struck atmosphere in the room “This is why I prefer the company of a rancid fart to all of you”

Elodie snorts but quickly slaps her hand over her asps, Ash huffs, and Lindy elbows Kirian Kirian grunts, and it kind of sounds like a fart, though I’ to do or not

“That’s not true!” Toren says lazily, not offended in the least He shifts his knees, and it looks like Luna is riding out a storht-up nonsense You love us all”

I aze, and her blue eyes settle on eous thata sugar high even though I haven’t even had so much as a sip of my lemonade No doubt it was made with the correct water to concentrate ratio

My sto worse than an accidental shart is brewing up Soht be my doubt, or lack of doubt, which would be worse because no one can know that anything is going to last for sure

As if Granny can read hts, and we aren’t entirely sure she can’t, she clears her throat and gives me the old Granny stare dohich can probably row up, Taylen You all need to” She looks at my brother, sister, and cousins, each of the to watch theaze if I weren’t in the sa, bulky bozos who have more muscles than brains”