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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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found out I was pregnant, she showed up

a mom!" she gushed, her

the room.

place to stay. You're not eating right here. Come home and let me

do with the Johnston family. Yes, they were involved in my parents' deaths-I'll never forget that. But I also can't deny the care they gave me during the ten years I lived with them. Guilt-driven or not, it was real, and I benefited from it. "Lindey, you already have your hands full taking care of Matthew. Adding me to the mix would be too much," I said gently. "And honestly, being

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

The gray at her

soft sigh but managed to pull together a smile. "You're right. Okay, then I'll bring you food every

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but the look in her eyes stopped me. She didn't say it, but her gaze

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