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“She said her name was Marnie”

I'h the corridor faster than anyone can blink Hawk doesn't have the chance to stop ht now I can't believe this;so hard I feel a little sick My sto, but I'm not scared There's no way she'd ever come here to hurt me Even if Hank forced her, she would come and tellme safe

I know she'd lay her very life on the line for me, that I will never doubt

I rush into thewith her back toblonde hair is braided down her back Her curves are covered in deni her arms I can smell her expensive perfume from here “Marnie!”

She turns just in tihtly around each other as we cry I never thought I'd see her again, and I don't care what brought her here, just that she is here —sister

“I've missed you so much!” I sob down her ear

“Shh” She rubs my back and kisses my cheek

I pull away frole as she wipes the tears fro for me?”

“No, sweetheart I ca for you to make sure you're okay I knew this is where you would be after Hank yelled about the man you'd fallen in love with, and how you'd run off to be shack up with hi for your little boy, Brooke”

I blink, e sister is proud of ht me in life, Marnie I could do it because you showed me that we're all the same inside”

She cups my face with a proud s, Brooke Motherhood suits you”

“Thank you” I laugh “Would you like to meet my family?”

“Oh, I would love to!”

I take her hand inus He's standing beside the bar with his father and his brother So us, but they don't approach us This is nothing to do with the my new family

We come to a stop in front of Hawk, a srab his hand with ently He knows there's no threat here, nize her “This issister Marnie, this is Hawk, my fiancé”

“It's nice to meet you” My sister shakes Hawk's hand

“Pleasure to me you, Marnie I've heard a lot about you”

“Ohbad, I hope”

“Not a thing,” Hawk assures her “Brooke speaks highly of you”

She looks at me with a smile on her face I smile back and introduce her to Jack “This is BlackJack, Hawk's father” Jack winks at her with a smile, and Marnie blushes She blushes a lot when htens her in case her husband finds out He'd beat the hell out of her because he's a pig like that One day, I will get her away fro “And this is Wrench, Hawk's younger brother”

Wrench takes my sister's hand and kisses her knuckles “Pleasure towith my sister!

“Back off, Wrench,” I laugh “She's a married woman”

“One who is dying to meet her nephew” She's so excited Well, until CueBall leans over the bar and puts his two cents in, which he has no right to do!

“Come to see the little ape?” Everyone turns to look at him ide eyes “'Cause your father already cairl If you're here to cause trouble, turn your skinny ass around and leave now We don't associate with racists”

“That's enough, CueBall,” Jack warns CueBall huffs and carries on drinking his beer

I know everyone belonging to this club is angry that Hank came here They're mad about what he said to Hawk about our son, about Hawk himself No one toldto Lynette about it It hurt me I finally understood why Haas so upset that day when he was talking to Gabriel about the horrible things people ht say to him one day