I have no immediate plans to change that status.”
We both cringedbut then Charlie’s face smoothed out. He seemed to believe me.
“Can I go to bednow?
Please.”
“In a minute” he said.
“AwpleaseDad? I’m begging you.”
“The embarrassing part’s overI promise” he assured me.
I shot a glance at himand was grateful to see that he looked more relaxedthat his face was back to its
regular color. He sank down onto the sofasighing with relief that he was past the ###### speech.
“What now?”
“I just wanted to know how the balance thing is coming along.”
“Oh. GoodI guess. I made plans with Angela today. I’m going to help her with her graduation
announcements. Just us girls.”
“That’s nice. And what about Jake?”
I sighed. “I haven’t figured that one out yetDad.”
“Keep tryingBella. I know you’ll do the right thing. You’re a good person.”
Nice. So if I didn’t figure out some way to make things right with Jacobthen I was a
bad person? That
was below the belt.
“Suresure” I agreed. The automatic response almost made me smile ― it was something I’d picked up
from Jacob. I even said it in the same patronizing tone he used with his own father.
Charlie grinned and,
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