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I bit h force to draw blood Relief washed overechoed throughless, but it was just enough to reaffir to “Give me fifteen”

“Bug?”

“Yeah?”

There was a pause, and I felt my heartrate accelerate

“Hurry”

I debated not showering, but one look in the ed my mind I could barely stand as the hot water washed over ht in a mixture of the anticipation to see Rhodes and the extreue from my run Adrenaline could only push me so far before the aches would take over Still, I hurried through the shower and dressed in shorts and a tank top, throwingmakeup, I looked atout of my room

Tiptoeing down the stairs, I willed my heart to calm itself so I coulddetected Mom had ripped into me after I ran out to see Rhodes at the club earlier that week I didn’t want to take the chance of her catchingme from him

My hand reached for the handle on our front door just as a deep voice rang through the darkness

“Going somewhere?”

I ju the black foyer until I spotted Dale He was kicked back in the recliner next to the couch, hands folded in his lap, amused smirk on his face I could barely ht froh for me to realize he wasn’t sober

Great

“Jesus, Dale,” I said, blowing out a breath “You scared me”