ith Sarah, finally meeting her parents formally before the

friend, sat across from me, animated

ichael, picked at

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n, leaning forward, "it's a gam

d user engagement, words that

beamed at him, th

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e, a casual smi

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"we could even sell it. It would

very mortgage payment came from my adjunct professor salary. The one technically i

cally. "That' s a great idea,

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knew. Michael, a child cau

rtain, "All our assets will go to David

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need to talk about this. That tow

t be like that, Ethan. It

arah," I said, trying

her eyes. "Always about money with y

er, rise in my throat. "You want to gamble m

rother!" she snapped. "

than, Sarah is right.

anting to keep

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at her parents, at

a townhouse anymore. T

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