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"It's nothing!" Lena said, shoving her phone away.

Which, of course, meant it was definitely something. But if she wasn't ready to talk, I wasn't going to push. Probably something to do with Nate.

That lingering connection-the one where things are over but not really over-was something I understood too well.

Like me and Jace. Even after all this time and starting over, there were still threads that tied us together. It wasn't love anymore, but the history, the complications... those don't just disappear.

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out I was pregnant, she showed up

is wonderful! You're going to be a mom!"

the room.

You're not eating right here. Come home and let me take care of you," she

during

about my anger over the past. It was about Jace and Wayne. Jace's feelings for me still lingered, and Wayne's... well, they were way too intense. Moving back into their home would've been a disaster waiting to happen. But honestly, the past had left scars I couldn't ignore. There was a wall between me

fell, disappointment dimming her expression. The gray at her temples seemed starker under the

a smile. "You're right. Okay, then

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but her gaze begged me

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