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“Co to his brother again With his attention diverted, Michelle felt like she could finally breathe again “We need to kick sorass on the field this year Now that you’re home, we can’t lose Don’t let me down You can’t stay inside forever, bro”

“Be there in a ly “Go ahead and I’ll catch up”

Still, that seeoodbye to Michelle and then ran back out of the rooone, she sunk into the bookshelf, pressing a hand to her chest

Her reaction had beenSomewhere deep inside, she had hoped she possessed soth of character The kind that would allow her to hold her ohen Garret came into the rooust heat Pathetic

“Well, that was interesting” Joseph shot her an amused look

“What do you mean?”

She s the tender spot where she’d bruised herself Hiding was obviously too hazardous Already, two of them had head injuries

“I mean, it’s pretty clear to anyone with a pair of eyes” He crossed his arot a thing for Garret”

Michelle sta She’d vowed to never tell anyone her secret, let alone Garret Smith’s older brother But now the truth was out

She’d never felt so sick

Chapter Two

Joseph watched Michelle’s face morph between a shade of red and then purple as she tried to respond to his accusation Her reaction said enough It was clear that her school-aged crush had never gone away It was really too bad He had always thought she was too ser and wilder brother

“I’m not sure what you

Michelle still looked very much the same as he re neck She’d grown her golden blonde hair a bit longer, softening the ends with lazy curls Her eyes were still the sa, sky-blue that took your breath away

The only difference