“I’m not going. She’s going without me.” “As happy as that makes me, may I ask why?” A perfectly arched brow rises, and I look away. “I’m just not, that’s why. It’s better for her that I don’t go, anyway.” “You sound just like my ex-husband.” She swallows. “Sometimes I blame myself for Tessa attaching herself to you. I worry that it’s because of the way her father was, before he left us.” Her manicured hand lifts up to smooth her hair, and she tries to appear unaffected by her mention of Richard. “He has nothing to do with her relationship with me; she barely knows him. The few days they’ve
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Duuuuuude noooo
