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“Okay, Hormones McCrazy,” I told her as I extracted rip “Because you’re not going to like the next part”

She froze, her green eyes going wide “You’re not keeping it?”

“Jana,” I sighed

“Foster care isn’t ideal, but we caht Didn’t we?”

“Jana! I’ you to secrecy”

She washer not to tell Tate’s brother and her future husband wasn’t right, but this ti selfish

Jana sighed, coo, and shook her head “I love you, Teddy, but I’m not sure I can keep this from Max”

I glared at her, not surprised but disappointed anyway “Then we have nothing else to talk about” The roo the air as I busied s

“That’s not fair, Teddy! You can’t askto him!”

“Say what to who?” Max asked, leaning against the doorway as cool as you please I didn’t think for one second that he hadn’t heard the full conversation because he was as inscrutable as they came

“Nothing to no one, because there’s nothing to say To anyone” I turned h I couldn’t count on a cabbie to help

“You both are shitty liars,” Max said and even though my back was to him, I could hear the smile in his voice “For the et the fuck outta here”

Join the club “I’ve been ready since they wheeled me in here, unconscious and broken, but it’ll be a few et myself hohts and secrets withthem here

“Cut the shit, Teddy” Max lowered his big body into one of the hard plastic chairs and pulled it so he was between me and the doorway I wanted to think it was a protective aze said it wassecret?” He sonna tell ht just break from the silence, or I really hope she makes me coax it out of her” He smiled and looked over at Jana with love and heat in his eyes

I held up a hand, fake gagging “Oh please, spare nancy from Tate forever, but I needed to co to tell me what to do with my body and my life I didn’t need more opinions before I decided for , Jana would break before the day was over Tiot to eat so that party, I really hoped it wasn’t for nothing