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"Well, lookey here" Jererinned at me and twisted around to study Eric with the same smile "Who is this, Jesse’s Girl?"

"That’s Eric Nathan" My voice caer "His dad is a cop"

Eric’s eyebrows shot up as he looked from Jeremy to me "Who are you?"

"It don’t ainst the table with his back to Eric He scooted closer to me and dropped his voice to an inti to scare irl anymore? He seee? I’d sure like to knohat happened to change that"

My eyes were fir I couldn’t ht I almost jumped out of hed "Well, steady there, Jesse’s Girl I was only asking you a question You don’t have to get all spirited like an old horse or so you with ill intent We’re all friends here" His s dark flashed in his eyes as he included Eric in his last statement

Eric had tensed up His eyes were hard and his jaas firered on me for a moment before he slid off his stool

"Oh, whoa, hey" Jere away from the table with his hands up in surrender "I’ her uncoht be" He winked at ain Jere fun, while Eric stood as rigid as a statue "Oh, coirl, man You have to know about that He damn ripped my head off last time I saw this little bitty--"

"Corabbed his aro," she snapped at hi"

"Oh, coed hiain, "She’s Ethan’s sister Leave her alone"

Anything else Jere shut behind theet her words out offilled asped I hadn’t known it was there; it didn’tbetter Then I shot out of my chair I needed to know about Ethan I had to know

"Alex!"

I ignored Eric and shoved through the doors Barbie had gotten Jere to her side, she sawShe froze in place Her eyes widened and fear flashed over her before she tried to hurry to the drivers’ side