Chapter 105

My father settles me into a comfortable chair at the center of the group and Tristin, to my right, shoots me a cold smile. Baby Estrella, in her lap, coos a happy greeting to me, so I give them

both a warm smile in return.

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It’s a happy affair, really–everyone seems eager to greet me, to bring me plates of food, to ask me about my life, my studies, and

my career.

Overall, I’m kept quite busy and happy, getting to know my

biological family and all of their friends. I catch a glimpse, as the afternoon passes and the sun starts to set, of Daniel still happily playing volleyball. Apparently, his team has progressed to the championship round.

As people start to settle in for the evening and stronger liquor starts to be poured into everyone’s cups, I start to notice…well. That there are a lot of boys around.

I look around the circle, noting that there are, of course, women

aunts and cousins, many of them. But I’ve also been introduced,

this afternoon, to a variety of handsome young men. All here

alone.

apparently, single.

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is talking to me now–or, should I say, who has been talking at me since he sat down

as she abandoned it to go feed

beer. He gives me a little smirk. “So, you majored in psych, right?” he asks.

uncomfortable. “Um,” I

dad told me,” he says, using the neck of his beer bottle to gesture towards my father across the fire. “Or at least,

each other.”

I say, my lips pursing as I look away from him. Am I supposed

name again? “So, our dads think it’s a good idea if we

my chair, my mouth falling

Sp

nice. And then maybe, afterwards…” he runs a finger along my forearm, which I immediately snatch away.

I say, staring at him. “But

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in his chair. Then, suddenly, he laughs. “No,

my eyes wide and leaning forward. “I am. To that guy,” I point over to Daniel, who is still playing volleyball

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