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“Yes! Please!” Put me out of my misery.

Liam shrugged. “He told me it was Mr. Halifax.”

No. My stomach churned. No! Ah! My cheeks puffed up. I was going to be sick. I looked over my shoulder at his opened doorway. I had no idea what was going on in that room. But I did know that Sophie was never going to speak to me again.

Liam laughed. “You should see your face right now.”

“Tell me you’re joking,” I said. I was seconds away from dry heaving.

“I mean...it’s what RJ told me. But yeah, there’s no way it’s him. Right, RJ? You were just kidding?”

Please for the love of God.

RJ just shrugged. “My lips are sealed until Scar and Soph agree to my thing.”

“Whatever it is, I agree to it. Tell me. Please, RJ.”

He glanced at his watch. “We’re going to be late for practice.”

Gah! “Tell me right now or I will...I will...”

“Are you going to finish your threat, baby doll? Because I have places to be.”

“I’m gonna spank you if you don’t tell me.”

RJ smiled. “Is that a promise?”

Liam laughed. “I really don’t need to see this. I’m gonna go. And hurry up, RJ. Or Uncle Matt will yell at you for being late.” He walked off.

Fortunately RJ didn’t follow.

“Finally,” RJ said. “I thought he’d never leave.”

What? “Did you not want to tell me in front of him or something? Does that mean it’s not Mr. Halifax?”

“Now where is my sister?” RJ asked, ignoring me.

“Just tell me!”

“As soon as Soph gets here. Ah there she is!”

I turned around to see her running over here.

“What did I miss?” Sophie asked. Her face was flushed. And I wasn’t sure if it was because she’d run over here or because she’d done something saucy with Mr. Halifax.

Ew. What if what Liam said was actually true? What if Mr. Halifax had kissed me? And touched me? And then did the same to Soph? I was going to die.

He was such a sleazeball. Trying to seduce both of us. I was glad my dad beat the shit out of him.

“So here’s the deal,” RJ said. “Your kiss thief really likes you.”

I shuddered.

Sophie gave me a weird look.

“Liam said it was Mr. Halifax,” I said.

Sophie shook her head. “It can’t be. It just...can’t be. RJ tell us it’s not Mr. Halifax?”