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“But…”

“But I’ time…”

“Yes we have” I got up to chase down Shaho’d started to wander away

“I don’t want to have to pick sides,” she continued when I got back

“Why would you have to?”

“I wanted to talk to you before, but Malcolm told me to stay out of it I just—”

“You’re worried about what happens if we don’t work out,” I answered, sensing her hesitation

She nodded in response

“You won’t have to pick sides, Macy”

“How can you say that? He’s my brother You’re like a sister toin with him, someone would have to leave—”

“Whoa…what? I’ in with him”

Macy gave ht that house That was the whole point”

Shawn started squirain I buckled hireed to take things slow I need it that way Besides, he doesn’t even know if he got the house yet” I pulled out the to-go container of cereal and poured a few on the tray of Shawn’s stroller

“Yeah, he does He found out yesterday, but since you two didn’t talk guess you wouldn’t have known”

There was a bit of edge in her voice I wasn’t sure if it was directed at nore it