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“Nope But he’s doing all right We’re all gettin’ together tomorrow afternoon at my uncle’s racetrack if you want to co a cookout I’d love to have you both there”

“You sure it’s not a fa?” Roman asked

Eraser tilted his head and gave uy eyeroll “I just said you’re family, did I not?”

Ro for ive hio Besides, I wanted to learn more about the friends Roman had made at the Castle He still wouldn’t open up about what happened there

“We don’t have to work until six I’d love to go,” I said

Roood about my decision

“We’ll be there,” Roman promised

“Do you want ice cream?” I asked Eraser “I’m about to close up but I can ”

He ducked his head and gave rin, like he really wanted one but didn’t want to ask me to make it “Do you have strawberry?”

“I sure do” I squeezed Roo make it”

Ulfric gave ive free ice cream to my friends when he hired me Vienna didn’t eat ice cream and I really didn’t have any other friends who cae of that perk often

When the shake finished, I capped it, grabbed a straw and slid it onto the counter

“Thanks, Juliet” Eraser said

I made two more and set the

Ro up “Sorry, you should’ve waited for me to do that”

“It’s my job” I waved my hand at the s “I wanted you to catch up with your friend”

His expression slid into an ani to get placed with his uncle for a while And it sounds like it’s working out”

“Was he in foster care too?” I asked

“Yeah In and out”

That vague ansas all Rouess Eraser’s story wasn’t his to share

Chapter Fifty-Two

Roman

Juliet handed me the car keys the next afternoon

“What’s this?”