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I glared at hiirl could ask for”

“Hey, in all seriousness, Carson isn’t terrible Working with him isn’t the worst punishment”

I shot him a skeptical look

“Really Maybe this little assign It would be nice not to have to hide you e’re hanging out at my house all the time”

“Doubtful,” I ht at seven”

“Why don’t you coet out of your house, away from your parents?”

Away from the war zone He didn’t have to say it for

“You don’t think yourhe’d say no, because a decent dinner without the loaded silence settling between my parents sounded like heaven

“Are you

kidding? My parents love you They’d adopt you if they could”

I s back over my shoulder when Ethan wrapped his ar up

“And, hey,” he said, nodding to et a date, I promise Then we’ll double and have a blast”

“Easy for you to say You have a hot date” I pouted

I knew Ethan would cancel his plans if I asked him to He was that loyal But I would never do that to hi his life just because h he had to live with Carson and see him every day I wouldn’t spoil his love life, too He’d been stoked when Beth said yes to going with him

The bell for the final period rang, and so I started to back away “I’ll see you tonight,” I said and walked off