Jeffrey was utterly shell-shocked.

His words came to an abrupt halt.

Langston was wide-eyed as he glanced between Mr. Turner and Aunt Karen.

Abigail, blissfully unaware, had been too preoccupied with her candy to notice anything amiss. But once the silence sunk in, she edged closer to Langston, "Brother, what's wrong with Aunt Karen?" Langston quickly clamped a hand over her mouth. "Uh... Mr. Turner, Aunt Karen, I'm going to check why mom hasn't come in yet with Abigail!" With that, he whisked Abigail off by the hand and darted out.

snapped back to reality and stood up abruptly. "Enjoy your meal,

if I did sleep with my blind date and got pregnant, I wouldn't come to you. You can record that for evidence! So, Mr.

brain and started spouting nonsense! "Hold on a sec! Let

waiting to see what else he could possibly

frustration, licked his dry

you just tell me straight—how exactly am I supposed to chase you?" He had been holding back for a week! He hadn't called Karen and hadn't loitered under her apartment, forcing himself

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