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Weird Dinner In Santa Clarita

Author: Shay Robinson
last update publish date: 2026-01-31 17:13:45

Lucas’s POV

As I reach out to shake Emily’s mother’s hand, Rain immediately lifts hers.

“Oh no, no. My hands are dirty,” she says with a laugh. “Let me wash up first so I can do that properly.”

I smirk and pull my hand back. “No rush.”

I turn instead and offer my hand to her father.

He takes it, firm and quick, then immediately goes right back to his newspaper like the interaction never happened. No hello. No introduction. Nothing.

I blink once, then shrug it off.

Rain dries her hands on a tow
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