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She had a secret to unveil The last thing she needed was a boy interfering in her life Who did he think he was? Inviting hi overly confident

The biggest proble late ry and left, or he was spending time with her parents Alone

Abby wasn’t sure which orse

When she pulled into her driveway ten minutes later and hurried out of the car and into the house, she stopped in her tracks as she entered the dining roo up from the table, plates empty and slared at her with barely restrained anger Kaden sat next to them, and when he turned to her, he flashed her a slanced over at her parents with sad eyes

Abby frowned, as her mother reached out and patted his hand

“Where were you?” her mother asked Her eyes turned to steel as she waited for an answer

Her father cru at her

“Um I, uh, had a project at school I needed to work on, and I totally lost track of ti it wasn’t entirely a lie

“Why didn’t you answer your phone?” her father asked

Abby frowned, reached into her purse, and pulled out her phone to reveal five otten I put it on vibrate You know, library rules and all” Abby chuckled, then straightened and cleared her throat at herscowl

“You reht?” Her mother crossed her arms over her chest “You asked him to come to dinner?”

“Well, I” She sed and ran her hands through her hair, lifting it off her neck out of habit, then let it fall, trying to think of an explanation

“Don’t even try to deny it No boy would just randomly invite himself to dinner and lie about it,” her mom said

Abby quirked a brow at Kaden If they only knew