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We
 were
 being
 rude.
 Each
 time
 I
 started
 to
 feel
 sorry
 for
 being
 the
 way
 we
 
were,
 I
 thought
 about
 all
 of
 the
 lies
 upon
 lies
 that
 she
 made
 us
 believe.
 
We
 dressed,
 in
 order
 to
 be
 able
 to
 go
 out
 and
 handle
 Ivy.
 We
 found
 her
 on
 the
 
floor.
 She’d
 been
 trying
 to
 get
 into
 
 my
 purse
 with
 her
 teeth.
 I
 rushed
 over
 and
 
started
 putting
 everything
 back
 in.
 When
 I
 picked
 up
 her
 cell
 phone,
 I
 saw
 it
 
blinking.
 When
 I
 pulled
 up
 the
 messages,
 I
 was
 shocked
 how
 many
 were
 on
 there.
 
We
 left
 Ivy
 on
 the
 floor,
 while
 Stosh
 and
 I
 sat
 down
 and
 looked
 through
 them.
 
What
 does
 he
 have
 on
 you,
 my
 love?
 –
 R
 
Please
 answer
 me.
 –
 R
 
I
 won’t
 let
 you
 do
 this.
 We
 are
 meant
 to
 be
 together.
 You,
 me
 and
 the
 
baby.
 –R
 
 
I
 felt
 sick
 reading
 it.
 All
 along
 Stosh
 had
 thought
 that
 her
 plan
 was
 to
 take
 my
 
baby
 and
 raise
 it
 with
 him.
 This
 guy
 was
 claiming
 that
 she
 had
 planned
 to
 raise
 the
 
baby
 with
 him.
 Stosh
 grabbed
 the
 phone
 out
 of
 my
 hand
 and
 shoved
 it
 in
 her
 face.
 “Is
 
this
 true?”
 
She
 spit
 in
 his
 face.
 “Screw
 you!
 Screw
 you
 both!”
 
He
 cocked
 his
 arm
 back
 and
 I
 threw
 myself
 in
 between
 them.
 “Don’t
 do
 it.
 
Don’t
 stoop
 to
 her
 level.”
 
He
 pointed
 at
 her.
 “If
 it
 were
 up
 to
 me,
 you’d
 be
 at
 the
 bottom
 of
 a
 fucking
 
river,
 tied
 to
 a
 cinder
 block,
 you
 evil
 whore!”
 
She
 rolled
 over
 and
 tucked
 her
 body
 as
 she
 cried.
 
I
 looked
 over
 at
 Stosh
 who
 shook
 his
 head
 and
 walked
 into
 the
 bedroom.
 I
 
think
 he’d
 had
 enough
 of
 my
 sister
 for
 the
 night.
 He
 came
 back
 out
 and
 went
 into
 the
 
bathroom.
 The
 sound
 of
 the
 water
 turning
 on
 let
 me
 know
 that
 he
 was
 getting
 a
 
shower.
 
 
I
 grabbed
 her
 by
 the
 arms
 and
 started
 dragging
 her
 into
 the
 room.
 “Get
 off
 of
 
me!”
 
“Shut
 up!
 You
 keep
 digging
 yourself
 into
 a
 deeper
 hole.”
 
Once
 in
 the
 room,
 I
 let
 her
 slam
 back
 down
 on
 the
 floor.
 Her
 hands
 were
 
bound
 tight,
 as
 well
 as
 her
 feet.
 She
 couldn’t
 do
 anything
 to
 me.
 “You’re
 going
 to
 pay
 
for
 this,
 Willow.
 Rafe
 will
 come
 for
 me.
 We
 have
 plans.”
 
“I
 saw
 Rafe
 earlier,
 as
 well
 as
 Mom
 and
 Dad.
 They
 all
 think
 I’m
 you.
 Right
 
now,
 they
 think
 you
 and
 Stosh
 are
 working
 on
 our
 relationship.
 Well,
 I
 guess
 me
 and
 
Stosh
 are
 working
 on
 our
 relationship.
 The
 new
 and
 improved
 version
 of
 you
 knows
 
how
 to
 keep
 her
 man
 happy,
 since
 he’s
 loved
 me
 the
 entire
 time.”
 
“You
 won’t
 get
 away
 with
 this.
 They’ll
 figure
 it
 out.”
 
“No
 they
 won’t.
 You
 did
 such
 a
 good
 job
 making
 me
 look
 like
 I
 was
 crazy
 that
 
they
 won’t
 believe
 anything
 out
 of
 your
 mouth.”
 
She
 finally
 realized
 what
 was
 going
 on.
 I
 don’t
 think
 she
 got
 how
 I
 was
 going
 
to
 pull
 it
 off,
 but
 it
 was
 happening
 and
 there
 was
 nothing
 she
 could
 do
 about
 it.
 
“I’ll
 never
 pretend
 to
 be
 you,
 Willow.
 This
 isn’t
 happening!”
 
It
 was,
 no
 matter
 how
 much
 she
 cried.
 I
 shoved
 the
 gag
 back
 in
 her
 mouth
 
and
 smiled
 as
 I
 walked
 out
 the
 door
 and
 shut
 it
 behind
 me.
 
 
 
 
 
Chapter
 18
 
Tears
 for
 Fears.
 
 
I
 went
 straight
 toward
 the
 bathroom,
 finding
 the
 door
 to
 be
 unlocked.
 
Without
 hesitation,
 I
 found
 Stosh
 standing
 in
 the
 shower,
 letting
 the
 water
 run
 over
 
his
 body.
 He
 had
 both
 arms
 against
 the
 wall
 and
 his
 head
 against
 it.
 
 
I
 took
 off
 my
 clothes
 and
 he
 didn’t
 even
 realize
 that
 I’d
 come
 into
 the
 
bathroom.
 When
 I
 slid
 open
 the
 glass
 door,
 he
 saw
 me
 and
 moved
 over
 to
 give
 me
 
room.
 I
 didn’t
 say
 anything.
 It
 was
 better
 to
 just
 wrap
 my
 arms
 around
 him.
 
“Sorry,
 I
 just
 lost
 it!
 I’ve
 never
 hit
 a
 female
 in
 my
 life.
 She’s
 just…She’s
 not
 
even
 human.
 She’s
 possessed
 by
 the
 devil
 or
 something
 equivalent.
 She
 has
 no
 soul.”
 
I
 kissed
 his
 wet
 skin
 as
 I
 pressed
 my
 lips
 on
 his
 back.
 “She
 knows
 what
 to
 say
 
to
 get
 you
 worked
 up,
 that’s
 for
 sure.”
 
He
 finally
 turned
 around.
 “I
 just
 keep
 thinking
 we
 should
 run
 away
 instead
 of
 
doing
 this.
 I
 have
 a
 bad
 feeling
 about
 it.
 So
 much
 can
 go
 wrong.”
 
I
 looked
 right
 into
 his
 eyes.
 “I
 don’t
 want
 us
 to
 have
 to
 give
 up
 everything,
 
including
 both
 of
 our
 family’s.
 Let’s
 just
 give
 this
 plan
 a
 chance.
 She
 will
 break.
 I
 may
 
not
 know
 anything
 else
 about
 her,
 but
 
 I
 know
 she
 can’t
 take
 what
 we’re
 doing
 to
 
her.”
 
He
 started
 washing
 my
 hair.
 “If
 something
 happens
 that
 puts
 us
 in
 danger,
 
we’re
 out
 of
 here.
 I’m
 not
 going
 to
 stick
 around
 and
 get
 arrested.”
 
“You’re
 overreacting.
 I’m
 not
 going
 to
 jail.
 So
 what
 if
 I
 tied
 up
 my
 sister
 and
 
held
 her
 prisoner?
 She
 ruined
 my
 life.”
 
He
 put
 both
 hands
 on
 my
 cheeks
 and
 looked
 into
 my
 eyes.
 “I’m
 going
 to
 have
 
a
 back-‐up
 plan.”
 
I
 rolled
 my
 eyes.
 “Whatever!
 You
 won’t
 need
 it.”
 
We
 finished
 washing
 but
 stayed
 in
 the
 shower,
 realizing
 that
 Ivy
 couldn’t
 
hear
 us
 talking.
 “What
 are
 we
 going
 to
 do
 about
 Rafe?
 We
 can’t
 have
 him
 bringing
 
attention
 to
 us.
 It
 has
 to
 look
 like
 we
 are
 working
 hard
 at
 our
 marriage.”
 
I
 ran
 my
 hands
 up
 his
 wet
 chest.
 “I
 am
 working
 hard
 on
 my
 marriage.”
 
We
 both
 laughed,
 even
 though
 the
 conversation
 was
 supposed
 to
 be
 serious.
 
The
 conversation
 was
 dropped
 when
 the
 water
 began
 to
 get
 cold.
 We
 both
 
climbed
 out
 of
 the
 shower
 and
 made
 it
 to
 the
 bedroom
 before
 anything
 else
 was
 
said.
 After
 putting
 on
 a
 bra
 and
 underwear,
 I
 climbed
 in
 bed
 next
 to
 him.
 He
 was
 
sitting
 up,
 flipping
 through
 channels,
 looking
 for
 something
 to
 watch
 on
 the
 
television.
 I
 leaned
 over
 and
 plugged
 both
 phones
 in
 to
 charge.
 When
 I
 did
 it,
 I
 
noticed
 several
 more
 messages.
 Stosh
 was
 too
 busy
 with
 the
 television
 to
 pay
 
attention
 to
 what
 I
 was
 doing.
 I
 leaned
 over
 the
 bed
 and
 looked
 at
 them.
 
 
I
 need
 you
 to
 call
 me.
 –
 R
 
Meet
 me
 tomorrow
 at
 my
 place.
 –
 R
 
Please?
 –R
 
 
I
 don’t
 know
 what
 came
 over
 me,
 but
 I
 replied.
 
Okay.
 –
 I
 
 
I
 rolled
 back
 over
 to
 see
 if
 Stosh
 had
 noticed
 and
 he
 hadn’t.
 After
 realizing
 
that
 he
 didn’t
 have
 a
 clue,
 I
 laid
 there
 staring
 at
 the
 ceiling
 and
 wondering
 if
 I
 should
 
tell
 him
 or
 not.
 He
 was
 already
 freaking
 out
 about
 my
 plan
 not
 being
 a
 good
 idea.
 
 
I
 had
 to
 do
 what
 was
 best.
 There
 was
 a
 baby
 that
 I
 had
 to
 worry
 about.
 Rafe
 
could
 complicate
 things
 and
 I
 wasn’t
 about
 to
 let
 that
 happen.
 
I
 rolled
 over
 and
 cuddled
 with
 Stosh.
 “I
 think
 you
 should
 go
 into
 work
 
tomorrow.”
 
He
 sat
 down
 the
 remote
 and
 cuddled
 up
 with
 me.
 “I
 told
 my
 dad
 that
 I
 had
 to
 
stay
 home
 and
 take
 care
 of
 you.
 I
 can
 make
 all
 my
 calls
 and
 do
 my
 invoices
 from
 
here.”
 
“I
 was
 thinking
 of
 going
 over
 to
 my
 parent’s
 house
 in
 the
 morning.
 The
 longer
 
I
 ignore
 their
 calls,
 the
 more
 likely
 they
 are
 to
 come
 over
 and
 check
 on
 us.
 We
 can’t
 
have
 that
 happening.”
 
“I’ll
 just
 go
 with
 you.
 I’m
 sure
 they’d
 rather
 see
 us
 together.”
 
I
 hated
 lying
 to
 Stosh,
 but
 I
 was
 protecting
 him
 and
 our
 future.
 
 “Yeah,
 I
 guess
 
so.”
 I
 hoped
 this
 next
 part
 was
 believable.
 “Oh
 Wait!
 You
 need
 to
 stay
 here.
 What
 will
 
you
 do
 if
 Rafe
 shows
 up
 and
 has
 a
 key
 to
 this
 place?
 Ivy
 could
 have
 given
 him
 one,
 
you
 don’t
 know.
 If
 he
 comes
 in
 and
 finds
 her
 we’re
 screwed.”
 
I
 could
 tell
 that
 he
 felt
 defeated.
 “Will
 you
 at
 least
 hurry
 home.
 I
 mean,
 I
 know
 
you’re
 healthy,
 but
 I
 like
 the
 idea
 of
 taking
 care
 of
 you.
 Being
 without
 you,
 right
 now,
 
makes
 me
 nervous.”
 
“I
 will
 be
 fine.
 How
 about
 I
 pick
 up
 lunch
 on
 the
 way
 home?”
 
He
 kissed
 my
 nose.
 “Fine.
 You
 win.”
 
I
 was
 all
 about
 cuddling
 with
 Stosh,
 but
 like
 all
 cuddle
 partners,
 it
 gets
 too
 hot
 
to
 sleep
 like
 that.
 Shortly
 after
 rolling
 out
 of
 his
 arms,
 I
 laid
 awake
 upset
 with
 myself
 
for
 lying
 to
 him.
 So
 many
 lies
 had
 already
 been
 told.
 I
 couldn’t
 believe
 that
 I
 was
 
telling
 so
 many
 of
 my
 own.
 It
 made
 me
 uneasy.
 
The
 next
 morning
 came
 too
 fast
 and
 I
 knew
 that
 I
 had
 to
 go
 through
 with
 
what
 I
 had
 set
 out
 to
 do,
 so
 I
 got
 dressed
 and
 headed
 out
 before
 Stosh
 could
 argue
 
about
 it.
 I
 wasn’t
 used
 to
 driving
 my
 sister’s
 vehicle,
 but
 it
 was
 necessary.
 After
 
doing
 a
 search
 on
 the
 internet,
 I
 had
 Rafe’s
 address
 and
 had
 plugged
 it
 into
 the
 GPS.
 
 

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