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“Lizbeth?" He barks from the balcony. "Guess what I just caught our daughter doing? Experimenting with beastiality-- with a bird! And you can probably guess which daughter.”
― Addison Moore, Expel

“Skyla's back," he continues, "and before she's formally charged with yet another homicide, a few things are going to change around here. For one, your mother and I will be around the house more often because we no longer have to babysit that linebacker your sister tried to force feed her Michelins.”
― Addison Moore, Expel

“Hell - you'll be lucky to join the circus!"
"I don't need to join the circus." Ethan stretches his arms to the sky, bored with the entire situation. "I live with you, don't I?"
"He so got Tad there," I whisper.”
― Addison Moore, Toxic Part One

“After seeing Dylan with the redhead, I sunk deeper into a depression. Even working at Lark鈥檚 house did nothing to distract me. I simply went through the motions. Fortunately, Lark was especially tired and slept most of the day, so she never noticed my bad mood.
Harlow wasn鈥檛 as oblivious as we washed dishes after dinner.
鈥淲hat鈥檚 up, stinky pup?鈥�
I rolled my eyes at her nickname for me. 鈥淣othing.鈥�
鈥淪he doesn鈥檛 want to deal with the leaves,鈥� Jace said from behind us. Our ten year old brother crossed his arms like Dad often did when suspicious. 鈥淪ee, she got spooked last night and bailed on raking the leaves. They ended up blowing around the yard and now she鈥檚 trying to get out of raking them again.鈥�
鈥淭hat鈥檚 not it.鈥�
鈥淪ure, it is,鈥� he said, his dark hair covering his narrowed eyes. 鈥淲hat else could it be?鈥�
Grumpy, I decided to punish him. 鈥淚t鈥檚 about a sexy guy.鈥�
Jace鈥檚 face twisted into horror. 鈥淓ww!鈥� he cried, running out of the room.
Harlow and I laughed at the sound of him telling on me to Mom.
鈥淚n a few years, girls will be all he thinks about,鈥� I said, returning to the dishes.
Harlow leaned her head against my shoulder. 鈥淪exy guy, huh?鈥�
鈥淪houldn鈥檛 you be getting ready for your fight?鈥�
Harlow glanced at the clock. 鈥淵eah. When I get back, I want to hear about the sexy guy making you sigh so much.鈥�
As my sister dressed to go, I finished the dishes and struggled to stop sighing.
I was still grumpy when Dad got home. In this living room, he told Harlow to be careful. She said something and laughed.
When Harlow started fighting at the Thunderdome, she called herself Joy and hid it from our parents. She didn鈥檛 think they鈥檇 approve and she was right. Harlow and I were na茂ve to assume they wouldn鈥檛 find out long before she told them the truth though.
Dad might be a pastor, but he learned about the Lord in prison. As a member of the Reapers, Dad had eyes and ears all over Ellsberg. He likely knew Harlow was fighting before she threw her first punch.
Entering the kitchen, Dad smiled at me. 鈥淪top talking about cute boys around your brother. He has a sensitive gag reflex.鈥�
I laughed as he got himself a beer and joined me at the sink. 鈥淢om said we have leftovers. Mind warming them up for me?鈥�
Shaking my head, I filled a plate and set it in the microwave.
鈥淎re you okay?鈥� Dad asked, frowning at me. 鈥淵ou look worn down.鈥�
鈥淚 had a long day.鈥�
鈥淵ou sure that鈥檚 it?鈥�
We watched each other and I remembered the first time he asked if I was okay. Five years earlier when I was brought to this house and met my new family. I didn鈥檛 remember a lot from that day besides thinking these people were too good to be true. I figured they鈥檇 wait until Kirk was gone then hurt me.
I couldn鈥檛 remember when I knew Dad was a good man who loved me. Not like my real dad loved me. Tad felt the kind of love a person died to protect. I saw the love in his eyes as he waited for his food to finish warming.
鈥淚 wish I was stronger.鈥�
鈥淪o do I,鈥� he said softly. 鈥淓veryone does. They just don鈥檛 admit it. That鈥檚 what makes you so brave. You can admit your fears.鈥�
Even thinking he was full of shit, I smiled. 鈥淭hanks, Dad.鈥�
Taking his plate out of the microwave, he inhaled. 鈥淢om makes the best meatloaf.鈥�
鈥淚 made it.鈥�
Grinning, Dad nudged me with his hip. 鈥淚f you make this meatloaf for the boy you鈥檙e hung up on, you鈥檒l own him.鈥�
鈥淚鈥檒l remember that.”
― Bijou Hunter, Damaged and the Bulldog

“During the course of your temporary hurdles, keep searching for a tad of optimism”
― Charmaine J Forde

“Scent was such a powerful key to remembering his former partners.”
― M.D. Neu, TAD

“It鈥檚 about the person, not the body parts.”
― M.D. Neu, TAD