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“Stace,” I begin, not sure what to say She’s right: it won’t last

“No, it’s okay,” she says, forcing a smile to try and cover the pain that is obvious in her eyes “I can handle it, Sax Really You put up with all of this and you’ve turned out pretty well”

I snort Have I?

“How’s things with you?” she adds

“Pretty good We’ve got a live perfor on the Today show” I sink into one of the oversized leather ar area

Stace’s jaw drops open “That’s fucking awesome!”

“Language,” I chastise her

She rolls her eyes

“But it is pretty cool, huh?”

“Cool? It’s fucking a to be famous, which irls at school are going to freak”

I roll h school politics

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“Thanks, sis It means a lot to me, you know?”

Dinner goes pretty set along great with e as Stace, and the two of them are firm friends I’ve alondered if the disconnection Harry and I have has to do with both of us chasing the same dream I’m three years older than he is, but ithis drea is that ere younger, it was he as too cool for his older cousin I have to ad iven opportunity

After dinner I excuse et around the table are priceless, because hts don’t usually occur