Page 91 of Beautiful Defiance

“Good. He’s taking me to homecoming.”

“That’s cool.”

“And we FaceTimed Henry and gave him the news.”

“How’d he handle it?”

“Well. He’s seeing someone new. A girl he met at a party. He says she’s really nice and down to earth.”

“I’m happy for him.”

“Me too. Ready to bake brownies?”

Nodding, I shove another cookie in my mouth. Nothing like stress eating. Too bad the carbs don’t take away the ache in my chest.

I miss Seven.

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