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Chapter 62 - Layla Prime
Layla POV
Work was a nightmare today. And I can't wait to get home and sleep. As I open the door, I see Jo grabbing her jacket, and I frown. She's going somewhere. Jo starts shaking her head as if trying to ask me not to say anything. "Where are you going?"
"I'm going to see my parents for a couple of weeks. Mom wants me to spend Thanksgiving with them," Jo says. I look down at my shoes, and I just start walking away.
"Have fun," I say. I know it sounds more venomous than it should. But we always spend those dates together. And I guess I am jealous because she has loving parents, and I don't. She has people that want to be around her for her.
"Layla?" Jo calls for me, and I stop walking, turning to face her.
"I know we had plans for Thanksgiving, but you have a boyfriend now, a man that kisses the floor
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