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I stay where I’ my eyes He turns to walk back over tome to look up at him

“Yeah,” I lie, shamed and embarrassed at what she did My mother has never hit me before I wish I knehat her obsession with Matt was

“You sure?” His e face

I nod, looking away from him, and whisper, “Thank you”

Stepping into ain I can’t tell through the tears that I refuse to let fall, but he looks concerned “You don’t need her, Blake Not when you’ve gotforward, he kissesme into the bedroom to start round four

I hate to think of it, but it’s obvious he returned just in time

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I’M WALKING DOWN the hallith Sarah at Barrington Monday ed me lately?”

She frowns “Not since the other weekend Why?”

I haven’t received any fro at the apartht She and Gunner never did return after they left for the house of Lords party So tells me Gunner knew Ryat was back and wanted to leave us alone “Well,…”

“She what?” she shrieks “What did she want?”

“Well, that’s the thing She said she’s been calling and texting me, but I haven’t received any And I know you had said that you were texting ”

She nods “I blew up your phone and nothing”

I adjust the books in ht?”

She shrugs “I call it a blessing Well, not the fact thatyour mother’s”

“But shouldn’t your text have co out loud