she blushed at his knowing look and then she saw what he was holding . '' wh-what is that ? '' that he had his own slr and tripod did n't surprise saffi - she was n't just his # 1 fangirl in name after all , and her diligent research all these years had made her privy to little-known trivia about him . for one thing , few people knew that he was fond of photography

she gripped the edge of the sink , staring at her face paler than the white porcelain in her grip . carson sounded like the child of an alcoholic , who 'd numbed himself to expecting good things because then nobody could let him down . ohmigod . why had n't she seen the pattern before ? because she had n't been objective-like a teacher-when it came to carson

'' how were you going to keep it a secret ? '' '' i 'll stay here until after it 's born . i do n't have to go to school when i really start showing . miss roper has people come teach us . i can get my ged . '' he spent ten thousand dollars a year to send her to the best private school in charlotte , and she was talking about a ged

she was knocking back what looked like aspirin , something justin would n't have minded since his own headache still pulsed at the back of his skull . '' you probably ca n't tell me this ... but do you know that guy 's name ? when he scanned his ego ? '' she hesitated about the breach of privacy and then groaned . '' he did n't scan it . i asked him , but he started asking me if i played chess , and i
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