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“Yep.” He ran a finger down her cheek. “Eat up, baby.”
She stared up at him adoringly. How could she not?
He wasn’t an easy man.
Nor was he a perfect man.
But he was her everything.
A cup of coffee was placed by her hand. He leaned in to whisper to her. “I tested it so it’s not too hot.”
Turning, she kissed him to say thanks.
“Yep, there’s another cavity. Are you going to cut her food up and feed it to her as well? I mean, she’d like that. She loves being treated like a baby.”
Faith sucked in a pain-filled breath.
Usually, when someone said something awful to her, she’d run away. Try to hide her wounds.
But not this time. Enough was enough.
“The fuck did you just say?” Reuben snarled.
Cammie paled and leaned back.
“I have this, Reuben,” Faith told him.
“Baby.”
“I have this. Please.”
Reuben clenched his jaw. “All right, but if she hurts you again, I won’t hold back.”
Cammie bit her lip.
Yeah, she really didn’t want Reuben to unleash on her.
“Why are you being mean?” Faith demanded.
Cammie’s eyes widened in shock. “What?”
“You’re being mean. I understand that last night was awful. I can’t even imagine what you’re going through. But that doesn’t give you the right to be mean.”
That felt so good. Well, in a way it was awful because she’d been friends with this woman since they were both young. And it hurt that Cammie could be so awful.
Faith also thought that perhaps Cammie’s offer to live with them wasn’t so much about helping her out as it was about using her.
“Did you want me to live there? Or was it just about the money?”
Cammie tried to hide her reaction, but Faith saw her wince. Then she rubbed her ear. That was her tell when she was about to lie.
“Of course it wasn’t. You’re my best friend and I wanted to help you.”
Faith was vaguely aware of Reuben stepping away to lean against the counter behind her. Giving her space but not leaving.
And she was grateful for that.
“Cammie, you forget how long I’ve known you. Remember in Mrs. Ferguson’s class how someone stole all the candy out of her drawer? They questioned the ten of us who had been in the classroom during break. I knew it was you because you rubbed your ear. Just like you’re doing now.”
