"We were...wrapped up on each other," she says. She can't see any reason to lie to him about Connell. "And we weren't always good for each other because of it." She shrugs. "Kids don't always make good choices."
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"We were...wrapped up on each other," she says. She can't see any reason to lie to him about Connell. "And we weren't always good for each other because of it." She shrugs. "Kids don't always make good choices."