Chapter 51

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Sara hopped up on the counter, her legs swinging, her heels hitting the cupboards on every downswing. “I still don’t get why we have to do this,” she complained.

“Because Jose saw me at the store today and thanked me for sending his child to college,” Cam shot back.

Sara waved him off. “Jose’s a big liar. There is no college in this country that’s going to accept Antonio Andrade. Not with his grades.”

Cam began systematically removing the pans from the cupboard and placing them on the stove. “The kid won’t need good grades. His father will be so wealthy, he’ll have his pick of schools. They’ll drink a toast in my honor every Christmas, while we dine on a feast of ramen noodles.”

“That must be Josh’s year to do the holiday cooking then.” She looked pointedly over at where Josh sat quietly at the table. “And don’t think I don’t know you didn’t rat us out, too. One of these days, you might actually remember these walls are like paper.”