becky 's heart skipped a beat as panic took control of her eyes as she immediately thought of brad and not being able to find him the night before . '' no mom , no mom , no mom ... do n't tell me ! '' she yelled as her hands went up to cover her face and ears . '' please mom , do n't tell me something 's happened to him , please mom , please ! '' '' happened to who dear , who are you talking about
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if he saw me , i 'd have to attack . the element of surprise would be lost . but he was speaking with someone , and i could n't throw myself in front of them without knowing who it was . as the door cracked opened , i could barely breathe . i held it steady , still refusing to release the
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'' yeah ? '' rafe looked at her . '' what 's that ? '' '' a date . '' '' i got the impression that decatur thinks he 's going to be your date for the evening . '' '' he could n't even be bothered to pick me up . i do n't count that as a
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