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Jess
Of all the places to run into Ma again after the biggest fight we’d ever had, jail was by far the least desirable. For a moment, I thought about putting my jacket over my head, racing out to Teddy’s car before she saw me, and asking him to floor it.
Unfortunately, that plan would have required running her over. When we stepped out into the sunlight and headed for the silver bimmer, she was leaning against the hood, reading a book. I stopped dead, looking for another way home, but Teddy pulled me forward.
“You’ll have to face her eventually,” he said. “At least here, if she tries to strangle you, police will intervene.”
Always the optimist. Half walking, half being dragged, I approached the car, keeping my eyes down. Teddy unlocked the car and dove inside, but the locks clic
