I took Kody's advice and I slept. The bed in the Vincent's guest room was comfortable and the temperature was just brisk enough for the thick covers to toss me into a comfortable dreamless slumber.
 When I woke up, Rory was lying next to me, texting on her phone and mumbling to herself.
 I blinked my vision clear. "You ever hear of privacy?" I asked sitting up in the bed.
 She turned to me a wide smile on her face. "Of course not. I've been trying to wake you up using the powers of my mind for a while. It's almost four."
 I shrugged at the knowledge that I'd almost slept twelve hours.
 "I had a lon

Mr. Vincent had a favorite child. It was clear to everyone.
 Her name was Rory.
 He went out of his way to set the dinner table that night with matching plates and silverware. We were eating a feast as if thanksgiving wasn't the next day.
 He was hanging off of every word she said as she told us about Houston.
 "Dad, my Econ professor said his son works for you. Rafi Mueler?"
 Mr. Vincent racked his brain before shaking his head. "Doesn't ring a bell. I'll have to ask around."
 Aiden rolled his eyes. "Why don't you pull out the embarrassing stories a

  Kody pulled my door open, before I could gather my thoughts.
  "Went joyriding?" He asked in a casual tone as he observed both of our expressions.
  Aiden, exhaled deeply. "I'm gonna go for a walk."
  When he left without giving me a chance to stop him, I simply turned to Kody. "You're up early." I said conversationally.
  He raised a brow, looking after his brother before turning to me. "Where were you guys?"
  I took a deep breath already knowing what explaining myself was going to lead to. "You know Aiden's friend? Grace?"
  He frowned now, "Of course I know Grace. She's like a little sister to me. What about her?"
  So this was going to be harder than I thought. I explained the situation to Kody and although I could see the anger forming on his face, he didn't interrupt me.
  When I finished he dragged a hand through his hair, groaning. "Aiden will find out if anything happened." H

I took Kody's advice and I slept. The bed in the Vincent's guest room was comfortable and the temperature was just brisk enough for the thick covers to toss me into a comfortable dreamless slumber.
 When I woke up, Rory was lying next to me, texting on her phone and mumbling to herself.
 I blinked my vision clear. "You ever hear of privacy?" I asked sitting up in the bed.
 She turned to me a wide smile on her face. "Of course not. I've been trying to wake you up using the powers of my mind for a while. It's almost four."
 I shrugged at the knowledge that I'd almost slept twelve hours.
 "I had a long day."
 She winced. "I know. Kody will kill me

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