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She tries to grab the Dandies fro over my head “Uh-uh”

“Kits”

I grin

“Fucking A,” Ryke growls “Not in front offace”

I stiffen

Ryke pinches his eyes “Fuck, I sound like hs heavily His back is turned to us while he’s sorting through his own feelings

I hold out the marshmallows to Banks, who takes one, just to put in Sulli’s rins up at him, then tries to feed Banks a marshmallow

He has to bend down to her

When Ryke turns around, he’s

Ryke takes it roughly “I’ for one of you to leave” He looks between Banks and ed”

“You’re going to be waiting all night,” Sulli tells him

His nose flares “By the tione That’s the best deal you’re getting all night”

“Deal,” Banks and I say at the same time

Sulli pulls her hair up in a ht? The alternative is you punching them”

Ryke griainst the back of his neck “I’ proud of it”

“We don’t bla to protect Sulli”

“I’ believe you two are trying to do”

“That’s not true,” Sulli cuts in

Ryke takes a breath “Look, I don’t think Akara and Banks have your best fucking interest at heart If they did, they both wouldn’t be with you” He sets his glower back on Banks “I changed ets any worse tonight”

“I’ll go,” Banks says the words first

He backs away from Sulli

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BANKS MORETTI

Last thing I want is to continuously add more friction between Sulli and her dad They have a chance to repair things these next couple days, and if it takesout of everyone’s hair, so be it