THANEI blanked out for a second, just staring.Then Sarah’s face twisted into a frown as her eyes shifted over my shoulder to Rachel behind me, who looked just as shocked, if not even more.“Uh… hi, Sarah,” I managed, sounding almost too cheerful for the kind of shock I haven't recovered from.Although Sarah still looked confused, the frown stayed. It wasn’t like she saw anything obvious, but Rachel’s hair looked like she’d just gone ten rounds in a boxing ring. And those swollen lips… yeah, I wasn’t even going to pretend I hadn’t had something to do with that.Still, I doubted Sarah’s wildest imagination would go there. At least, not with me and her daughter.She exhaled slowly, her gaze moving between Rachel and me again. I kept my face neutral.“Don’t ‘hi’ me, Thane,” she finally said, her tone firm like a mother scolding a five year old kid. “You’re already in big trouble with your dad, and I’d advise you to hurry up and meet the cab guy downstairs.”I exhaled. “Gosh… I’m so sorr
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