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“You were a good girl Mr Hayes at the Pershing School even caraduation day to tellyou”

Marisa smothered a wince and then walked over to the kitchen sink to wash and dry her hands Naturally, Mr Hayes had thought she was one of the good guys She’d ratted out Cole Marisa had kept her mother in the dark about that part of her life She hadn’t wanted her mother burdened any more than she was

“How is your job at Pershing, by the way?” Donna asked “Are the kids taking a lot out of you?”

It wasn’t the kids ere responsible for her current turmoil, but a certain six-foot-plus for Shines Bright benefit in May”

“Ted and I will be there, of course We want to support you”

“Thanks” Marisa eyed the pasta machine “You’ve been busy”

“One of the benefits of having the day off frona from scratch”

Marisa picked up one of the sheets and set it down in a pan that her mother had already coated with tomato sauce

“Is the planning going well?” Donna probed

“It’s fine” Marisa shrugged “Cole Serenghetti of the New England Razors has agreed to headline”

Donna brought her hands together “Wonderful He’s so popular around here”

Tellprofessional hockey anyot hurt”

“Oh yes, I had heard that” Donna frowned “He was such a good player in high school Well, until the incident that earned him a suspension”

Marisa kept her expression neutral “He’s running the fah I’m not sure how happy he is about it His father had a stroke”

Donna’s gaze was searching “You do seem to know a lot about Cole”