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40|Confrontation—Part 1

Tidal Wave Swimming Club had been on Pelican Surf's Waterfront for as long as Marybeth could remember, but she'd never stepped inside. Chances were, she would likely never have if it wasn't for the hot mess her life had turned into lately.

She made it just as the kids were being dismissed. Orlando was super thrilled to see her, carrying on about how she'd love it if she could pick her up every day.

"Why? Don't you like Eddie?" Marybeth asked as she helped her change out of her swimming gear and back into her school uniform.

"I do," Orlando replied, throwing her arms around her neck. "But I like you better."

Marybeth returned the hug, breathing in her sweet smell of innocence and love. Just for that moment, everything was perfect, the world right again, and monsters like Ricardo remained in the shadows where they belonged.

"Come on, let's get moving. We don't want to get stuck in traffic," she said when she eventually released Orlando from her grasp.

"What happened to your neck?" her y
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Elizabeth Emery
Marybeth fid not expect the bank to make that call that brought on the confrontation Austin and her were about to have, but now it is time to go straight to the soundproof madterbedroom where they can hash it out.
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