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"Charlie, let lare at me, and repeated, "Get out"

Soon Grey was in the bathrooentle push of her hands, I stumbled out to the hall to wait

And wait

After a few estion that sounded o in the bathroo Keith

"I need to take hi up, I don’t want anyone else to get sick"

"Okay, then let ot it," she said in acrazy

"At least let me carry him for you, Charlie, Christ Why won’t you letto rab her purse and keys froets bad But we’ll be fine, really," she said to Grey, finishing what must have been a conversation from the bathroom

I opened the front door and followed the the back door to her SUV, she turned on ot it!"

"God da out o back inside," she begged

"Why won’t you talk to ht line when her chin started shaking, but she didn’t say anything until she had Keith in his booster seat and the door shut again "I ao back inside?"

I huffed and looked around before focusing back on her "Stop what? Trying to help you?" She started walking around the car to the driver’s side, so I grabbed her wrist to stop her

She whirled around, and yelled, "Stop pretending! You’re not pissingmy heart!"

I dropped her wrist, anddown her cheeks "What?"

She took another step away, but turned back around to faceexactly what you said you would if I gave youit You hate kids? Still, Deacon, really?"

I shookto Graham’s mom "Charlie, it’s a--I don’t mean that with him You know that"

"What if Keith heard you? He loves you! And I keep thinking that this new Deacon is who you really are and I have stupidly let myself fall in love with that side of you!" she cried

"What?" I asked on a breath That wordthat fucking word "No"

"But it’s just an act; you were just pretending Because as soon as we’re not around, bachelor Deacon is back, isn’t he? The one who hates kids and has fa on his list"