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“And he’s not even coming tonight, because he met someone, and he wants to go out with her, and we weren’t really dating so—you know what. Cool.”
Clenching my hands, I forced my breaths to slow.
“I’m worth a hell of a lot more than you guys humiliating me again. I want to see you, but not at the expense of me. I havealwayssupported you…in whatever you wanted to do. This… this plan…this just reinforces you aren’t supporting me. That I’m worth what I am to you, not who I am.”
Archie flinched, but he glanced away.
“And I’m not doing that. So… I’m going to the party tonight, and I’m going to see about meeting the Thorns person, and I’m going to try and have fun. With all of you or none of you. But you don’t get to decide for me. If you do it again…”
Movement in my periphery caught my attention and I glanced.
Then froze.
“Frankie…” Archie’s voice shifted, the concern in it inescapable.
There was a couple exiting the pool house. A man and…
“Mom?”
My mom.
Archie’s dad.
They were… kissing. Not a little peck on the cheek, but a full-on, open-mouthed kiss and Archie’s dad had his hands on Mom’s ass.
Mom’s new boyfriend was Archie’s dad? She’d beenhere?
She couldn’t get away, she couldn’t get home, because she’d been with his dad? Had they beenherethe whole time? What about Archie’s mom?
Oh. Fuck.
The pair broke apart, and I recoiled, backing away from the rail because I didn’t want them to see me. I slammed into Archie, who didn’t look surprised, but he did look pissed.
Twisting, I searched Jake’s, Coop’s, and Ian’s expressions. They’d known.
Every single one of them.
Just when I didn’t think it could get any worse.
I had to get out of there.
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