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"Brody, listen"

"What do you like, chicken, shriet all three and you can have some leftovers," he said excitedly

"Brody"

"I insist," he said He looked at the house, "Technically I guess, I have a little ownership in this place through ht?"

I stared at him He was so exuberant and in some ways so innocent compared to me What was I to do? Just blurt the truth in his face and make more trouble in this faht thing so so like this wouldn't happen? If she hadn't Grant should have, I thought, or is his fear of staining his precious public ireat, he could live with all the lies in his own home too?

"Are you expecting souy you were in the play with last year, maybe?"

"No," I said quickly I should have thought about it and seized on the opportunity but I didn't think fast enough

"I know you don't have any other hot date You said you were tired Right?"

"No I don't have another date" I admitted

"So? Then, it's okay, right?' he asked He lifted his arms

"You've run out of all the possible excuses Rain Unless you're afraid to say you can't stand me"

"Of course that's not it Brody"

"So?"

"Okay," I relented

"Great"