Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)
Chapter 697
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The second I brought up my dad, Wayne clammed up. Guess it's hard to chat when your dad's the reason mine's
gone.
"There will never be meatballs I like in this world again," I said, staring down at the meatballs Xander had made. I tried to sound casual, like I didn't care, but my brain was screaming, 'Don't blow this! Don't let Wayne catch on about Xander. Because now? I knew. Xander was Hayden. The disguise, the secrecy-it wasn't random. He had a reason. Whatever it was, I just had to roll with it for now.
"Rea, I'm really sorry about your parents." His voice dripped guilt, but his face? Ugh, it was all fake pity, like he thought that'd fix anything.
It didn't. If anything, it made my stomach twist, but I just smiled tight and said, "It's not your fault."
He gave a bitter smile. "You're... so kind, Rea."
Yeah, kind enough to almost forgive his family once. Key word: almost. I'd learned better. No way I'd let that slide
-not now, not ever.
I needed to end this convo before I snapped, so I grabbed my drink-pumpkin spice milk. One sip, and it was this perfect blend of sweet and warm, like a hug in a mug.
than Hayden's ever was. And when he finally stops pretending he's not Hayden, I'm totally gonna ask if he spent his fake-dead months learning how to cook
is so good," I said, not holding back, even with Wayne's
like he'd been hanging
little pumpkin spice milk off the corner
because Wayne's eyes darkened. He swallowed -twice before saying, "Then... how about
been pretty obvious about his interest. My gut reaction was to turn him down, but after a second, I reconsidered. I'd been stringing him along lately, and tossing him a little hope now and then didn't hurt my plans. "Sure,"
"What do
pick,"
the office but backed out
get going, then. See
of relief and
container. And honestly, I was sure I wouldn't be hungry again until
grabbed my phone and noticed a message from Ron: [Didn't seem like a good time to talk
I didn't bother answering. Instead,
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