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Olivia departed back to her booth. And almost immediately, her mother picked her up and placed her on her hip, placing her soda on the table and walking with her out of the restaurant.
Olivia waved. “Bye, Jace!”
My lips curled into a small smile, and I waved back to her.
João arched a brow at me and nodded over his shoulder. “Who was the kid? She seemed to like you.”
“She would’ve liked you too, if you’d told her your name.”
“I don’t fucking give my name out to strangers.”
“She was a kid.”
“A fucking smart kid.”
I rolled my eyes and called for the waitress, wanting a box and the check. If Redwood was going down in flames soon, I wanted to see it burn with Allie. Maybe it’d give us both some peace.
The waitress brought over a box without the check and smiled at us. “That woman with the cute little girl paid for your food,” she said to me. “I guess there’s always some good in Redwood after all.”
