Chapter 218 Mfxd 10

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• Daniel.
• Jake made the suggestion over eggs, casual as weather. Forked his last bite, pointed at nothing, and said, “Ava should just stay the rest of the summer.” Like generosity. Like a solution to a problem no one had named. The pan hissed behind me; I turned off the burner because I needed to finish something that wouldn’t get me in trouble. Looked at her, then at him, then at the window like maybe there’d be a note taped to the glass with the right answer. She smiled down at her plate, careful, as if the yolk might decide how this went.