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“Why? He never cared about us before”

“Because it’s her right, Zeke!” God, he was so stubborn! If it wouldn’t hurt her more than it would hurt him, she’d seriously kick him in the shin

“I know you don’t get this, Mireith a mother and a father and yeah, I know, your Moe the fact that she acts the way she does because she loves you They didn’t leave you They didn’t run out on you and Luke, so sorry, but I don’t think you have the right to tell me how I should feel about this And I know you love Allie, but she’s my family She’s my responsibility And I’m not about to let that mother fucker screith her head Got it?”

“So, what? That’s it? You’re the only one who has a say in all this?”

“Basically, yeah”

She wanted to scream the house down It took all she had not to “So, where does that leave us?”

He blinked “It doesn’t have anything to do with us Like I said, I’uy Let me take care of it He’s not your problem”

The crazy thing was, he actually believed what he was saying

“At least now that it’s out in the open we can talk to the counselor about this and see what she thinks,” Mimi said

“The counselor? I’ to her about this”

“But you’re the one anted to go back! You even made an appointment”

“Yeah, but not to talk about my daddy It was supposed to be about us”

“Don’t you see? Your dad is about us I’m your wife I’m supposed to be your partner, the person you trustthrough so like this, you would be the first person I would tell You’d be the person I wanted to help h this Aren’t I…that person for you?

“It’s not the sa”

“But it is” She hated how her voice cracked She was losing hi she could do to bring him back