The Ties The Bond Us
"Go ahead and eat, Levi."
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Later, Esme was just slipping into her coat while Aunt Mabel shuffled around looking for her car keys, muttering about her "bad knee." Esme talked loudly over her, drowning her out with casual chatter about seafood until the door finally closed behind the woman.
I stepped outside with Esme, offering to walk her down to the curb.
"Thanks for coming," I said.
"No problem," she said, tucking her hair behind her ear. "Conan called me. Said he needed someone who could match bitchy energy."
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