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“You know it's okay by me if you like him, don’t you?" Joey chuckled. "I'm not that kind of brother. All I want you to do is be careful. I've told you what he's about. He'll be gone in the summer so it's up to you if you want to get hung up on something temporary.”
― Chloe Walsh, Binding 13

“Now," I sneered, glaring down at their faces. "Who wants to call my girlfriend a whore to my face?" I threw in the girlfriend word for maximum”
― Chloe Walsh, Binding 13

“What kind of talk?”
― Chloe Walsh, Binding 13

“Leave," I realized I had been right about scenario number one. My adrenalin and bravery abandoned me in a rush and my shoulders sagged. Nodding, I turned to leave, feeling thoroughly deflated, only to have a warm hand wrap around my wrist and pull me back to his side. "Not you," Johnny whispered in my ear, settling me in front of him. "Them." His blue-eyed gaze darted to the two older boys watching us with curious expressions, and in a tone that left no room for discussion, he said, "Go.”
― Chloe Walsh, Binding 13