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“Ta minute, okay? Privately”

“No” I needed to work out how toMu things si to one another So I want you to go before I have to take any drastic action to get rid of you”

“Fine, Tamara” I relaxed a little, but when I heard him clear his throat I realised I’dto ain I just needed to tell you not to do it He’s not a good man, Tamara, no matter what he said to you—”

Mike peeking in froht out here?” turnedthe door in Steven’s face

He started pounding on it again, so hard the entire house see listen to me! You need to listen to your mother this once! You can’t—”

“You don’t know shit about what I intend to do,” I shouted back at hi to scream him down seemed to be the only defense in my panic “I have absolutely no plans to see him”

“You’re lying, Ta liar”

But I knew I had hi to spill h about exactly what I had planned to stop et Mu her the way Mum had used Callie basically

I was so sick of it Why did everyone have to have an agenda?

“I’ to have this”

It hat he deserved Mike was nodding… but neither of theled up with the police

Maybe trouble was exactly what he deserved, too He’d tolduseful about the situation that had led to that restraining order I didn’t know if he was sorry, if he regretted whatever he’d done to that girl What he was doing to ested otherwise

Still, I put

uy, I don’t want to take things too far too quickly” I had to raise

When Mum turned her full attention on me, I knew I should have let him fend for himself