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he fears he might have been getting somewhere for a second , having franny on the edge of admission before she pulls back yet again. jess couldn’t be entirely sure , but he knew he cared – crazy , right ? in the short time they’d known each other , they’d actually gotten decently close. “ dumb girl stuff , right. ” narrowed eyes follow the excuse , but he doesn’t dare try to pry at this point. as much as he wanted to , as nosy as he might have been … jestin shows at least some self - control. “ i should buy some and always keep it on hand , just in case. ” if his team had heard him say such a thing , jess was sure he’d get some kind of scolding. at the gesture , he lifts a brow but doesn’t flinch. “ i was just planning on doing whatever i was told , honestly. i think there’s a party later , but i’m not sure. did you have any ? ”
her stomach slightly twists at him throwing her words back at her , slight blush raising to her cheeks. her secret was eating her alive but she couldn’t bring herself to admit what she had been doing. in the moment , when she would write the cheques , she didn’t feel shame. however , the moment the money was sent to the mailing address she had been provided , it would set in , covering her like an uncomfortable blanket. she could only imagine how nate would react , knowing how much money she was throwing towards their father without an ounce of knowledge on what it was being used for. “ it would probably be smart of you to do that , i stress eat about three times a week. ” she teases with a slight smile on her lips , pulling down her shirt sleeves as a nervous tic. “ how disciplinary of you , ” a tease followed by a slight giggle. “ nothing really , i have some stuff i should edit for my new video but the motivation isn’t entirely there. ”
















