Chapter 23
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Disneyland was everything Margot had imagined it would be. She refused to worry about the expense of the tickets or the food. She let the boys buy almost whatever they wanted, and they had an absolutely marvelous time riding rides, eating at Goofy’s Kitchen, taking pictures with the various characters who were stationed throughout the park and buying matching T-shirts along with Mickey Mouse balloons and caramel apples rolled in M)
He told himself he needed to respond. It was growing late; she had to be wondering what was going on with him. But he didn’t want to tell her that his father had caused yet another scandal and the whole town was talking about her. She’d definitely regret becoming friends with him, and maybe she wouldn’t know if he didn’t tell her.
Putting down his phone, he got up to get a beer while he tried to think of a nice way to put her off. He couldn’t keep spending time with her, anyway. As soon as her mom passed, she’d be gone.