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“I’e of her nose “I can’t believe I actually hit you with my car,” she said

“Well, it was more of a tap”

“A tap? A fewto mow you down”

“That’s when you were being snippy Besides, ayou”

She chuckled for the first tiroaned as the base of her skull throbbed “I feel crazy I think all this is just too much”

“Hey, I understand It’s noret better, though”

“No It’s not that” She shook her head, wondering how er

Could she say anything at all? A part of her felt like she kind of owed hi him with her car and all

“There’s sos inadvertently related to randmother”

“Maybe you need to take your , even if for a couple hours When et lost in a book Do so to occupy my brain so I couldn’t think”

“You lost your mom? I’m sorry”

He nodded, biting the inside of his cheek “It was a long tio” He flashed her one last sh I’ets run over by a cute girl in a bright yellow car”

“Ha-ha! Funny,” she said, but she couldn’t deny feeling sohter, better in his presence

Kaden started to get out but paused, plucking so off the sole of his sneaker

“I think you lost soular card out in front of hiator?” He quirked a brow at her “What do you need a private—”