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“No need to.”
“Yes, there’s a need to. Hobbies are important. Everyone I know has at least one, and some have a few.”
“Everyone you know is a kid. All kids have are hobbies.”
“That’s not true. There’s Daniel and Knox, and they like a lot of things, like sports and clubbing.”
“They tell you that?”
“Yeah.”
My spine jerks in a rigid line despite my attempts to remain calm. Fact is, I can’t stop thinking about her having cheerful conversations with those two bastards. Yes, she’s outgoing, especially with those who are nice to her. And it probably means nothing, but that doesn’t negate the fact that the idea fills me with a raw feeling I’ve never experienced before.
An irrational feeling I don’t want to find the reason behind. “Just what do you talk about with them?”
“Stuff.”
“Like?”
“Nothing important.”
“If it’s not important, then don’t talk about stuff with them.”
“But I like them.”
“You’ll stop it and that’s final.”
“No.”
“Gwyneth.”
“I don’t tell you to stop talking to Aspen. I’m being an adult, even though I hate her, so you can’t tell me either.”
I narrow my eyes. She’s becoming more and more shrewd at negotiating and putting her foot down. But I’ll deal with those two fuckers and whatever information about clubbing they’re feeding her.
I pour hot water into the pot and bring it to a boil, all while she observes each of my movements. “And why do you hate Aspen?”
“Because…because she’s mean.”
“Has she been mean to you?”
“She doesn’t even talk to me.”
“Exactly. So why do you think she’s mean?”
“Everyone at W&S thinks she is.”
“I’m not going to dig into everyone’s reason for thinking that. I’m asking about yours.”
“Well…Dad hates her.”
“You’re not your dad, Gwyneth.”
“Whoever Dad hates, I hate. It’s that simple. We’re one like that.”
“Is that why you haven’t visited him in a week?”
She jolts at that, her lips clamping shut. So, I was right. She’s been avoiding him or her feelings about what happened to him.
