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Why couldn’t she understand it had nothing to do with her?

“I’ht,” she said “I had no idea Mo this…ambush”

“It was a nice dinner” It felt like a la to say, except dinner had been nice Until the end when Claire had dropped that little bombshell He took the seat next to her

“That’s enerous of you” She paused “You know, the whole town knoe had sex Saturday night Including my own mother That’s what dinner was really about She thinks we’re back together”

“I figured that”

“Apparently you’re also her new golden child”

“As opposed to the bastard who got her princess pregnant?”

“Well, I’m not sure she ever worded it quite that way But close”

He srew soot a decent meal out of it” She eyed hi too much fast food You’re not, are you?”

“Actually, I’ okay,” he said evasively

“I swear to you, I didn’t say anything to Momma about your father”

He braced hier he always felt whenever anyoneaway soht up in her sad mood to let it do more than sizzle for a few seconds before it eventually died down

“I never thought you had”

“It was creepy, the way she brought that up so randomly It’s like she can read my mind”

“It wasn’t so rando It’s a natural topic to bring up”