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Emmerson turned and looked at me and Noah, put her hands on her hips, and declared, “I a care ofit for me”

“Mrs Hathaway, Luke was saying terrible things about Es!” Hailey called out as she took Emmerson by the arm and led her in the direction of the school

“Looks like I’ll be calling your parents yet again,” Mrs Hathaway stated while a teacher’s aide walked Luke to the nurse “Won’t they be surprised to hear it was you and not your brother Noah throwing the punches this time”

As they walked away, Elanced back over her shoulder and looked at h

So to marry Eain

Once I got back to my classroom, I tore a piece of paper out of my notebook and wrote her a note With a smile, I folded it up neatly and wrote her name on the back

No matter what Emmerson said, I would always stick up for her, and I would love her forever

Landon - Present day

A SINGLE HAND waved in front of hts

“Where did you go?” ht chuckle

I shookI need to take care of later”

My father pulled on the wire as I put a tie around it, twisting it onto the fence post “Everything okay?”

“It will be”

We worked in silence for a little bit before he clearly couldn’t take it anymore “Want to talk about it? Is it Grace?”

It wasaboutwith one of his kids Hailey and I could never really get aith anything because our father always see My dad was, once upon a tiible bachelors on the NASCAR circuit He had everything Good looks—which I’ve been told I have inherited—ed to his childhood sweetheart, though My mother, Adaline Lewis But everyone called her Addie

My father’s brown hair had hints of gray ray depending on the day, my mother always said

“Dad, Grace and I broke up a few o, and eren’t that serious anyway”

He paused what he was doing and frowned “You did?”

I stood and wiped the sweat from my forehead “I need a drink”

Dad followed rabbed two bottles of water and tossed him one