Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty My mind wrestled with the Gage dilemma. I didn’t know whether I should tell Beth and Dad the truth about him. Beth may have soured on him but maybe knowing he’d abandoned a child would give her that extra push. And Dad—well, he’d treated Gage like part of the family—an Elliot. Would his opinion change when he knew about Lexi? I couldn’t be sure. At home, Beth was busy planning her party. Papers and flyers were strewn across the kitchen table in front of her. She didn’t lift her head when I walked into the kitchen; she just kept chewing on the end of a pen while flipping through a magazine. “Need help?” I asked. She widened her eyes in surprise. “I know I’m not great at this kind of stuff, but I’ll do whatever you need.” The corners of her mouth pulled up in a smirk. “Oka
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