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I pick at the label on the bottle “John dug it up Jasmine’s call history showed multiple attempts to reach the kid’s father, but they only connected once When I showed up at his house, he ade a visit, but he claied his tune really fast when I pulled out a wad of bills Miraculously, he agreed to allow Jazz weekly visits with her sister as long as the ”

Bentley frowned “Why would he want to keep them away fro a free babysitter out of it”

I shrug “I get the ie over Jazz The way he looks at her isn’t right”

He raises his eyebrows “Like in a skeevy way?”

I nod “Exactly It was almost identical to howteeth out”

“You wanted to knock his teeth out for a girl you have no feelings for whatsoever?”

“Just because I don’t have any feelings for her, doesn’t ” I take another drink ofof sick fucks you won’t believe what John dug up on Jasmine’s mom”

“Are you waiting for a fucking invitation? Spill”

“Get this—for whatever reason, Callahan didn’t follow his typical pattern with Jasmine’s hteen when he brought her in She lived with him for over three years in the mansion And she was formally employed as a live-in maid until shortly after Jazz’s second birthday, which means Jazz also lived at that house Even after Charleswith Jas clue As far as she’s concerned, they first met after her mom died”

“Oh snap,” Bentley mutters “This shit is complicated”

“No kidding,” I agree “My PI dug up some other stuff thatnonstop”

“Jazzy Jazz’s arrival sure shakes things up, doesn’t it?”

“That’s an understatement”

“Speaking of shaking this up you takin’ her to Reed’s party on Friday?”

Reed’s parents are going away for the weekend He’s the only one of us who doesn’t have absentee parents, so having the house to himself is a rarity We all decided he needed to throw a party to celebrate