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"After what you’ve done, you have the nerve to asklot behind her and motioned for someone Great More people to make her feel like scuot sick Maybe I went for a drive and had car trouble"

"Nonsense You could have called We called you, we came by, we checked everywhere we knew to check We even called the police"

"What bothered you more, Mom, that you orried aboutof the year?"

"Now that I know you’re okay, what bothers otten into you"

I do, she wanted to say He’s around six-two, heavily tattooed and fks like a god

"You’re always saying I shouldI was presented with an option, and I made the best decision forso selfless I’ with selfish for a while"

As her voice trailed away, she shifted unco up the walk toward theht not to step back and slam the door

"Candace, is he here?" Michelle asked quietly

She nodded, and Jah her, Candace shoved viciously at his chest before he could get past her "You cal anything with him"

Brian must have heard the commotion, because he caot a fking probleo off half-cocked until things started to get serious, see et the fk over it"

Sylvia backed away from the stare-down, but Michelle and Candace insinuated theuys had their feathers ruffled, but she would lay bets on Brian any day of the week He was the only one between the tho had absolutely no fear in his glare, though that worried her A lot "Brian, it’s not worth you getting in trouble," Candace murmured, her hand planted on his chest

Ja with this piece of trash overin trouble?"

"That’s not what I said! You need to get out of here This doesn’t have one da to do with you"

"It has to do with all of us," Sylvia interjected She was staring at Brian as if he was so she’d found on the bottoo anywhere I think you forget whose na that burning intensity to Sylvia, who took a step backward as if he was going to physically assault her "There’s no one’s name on my lease except mine You keep this up, and there’ll be another one This shit stops right here I don’t give a damn who you call"

Michelle just looked at him "I have one question," she said quietly, and he turned to her, his expression softening "Is Candace the one you were talking about the other night?"