26. Gabrielle

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26 Gabrielle “This sucks arse.” Jens looked up from his newspaper. “Philomena, please. America was a bad influence on you.” “Who died and made you king? Oh, that’s right—nobody. So quit being all pompous.” A sigh escaped my lips. Phil and my brother had a volatile relationship. She’d always complained that he was stuffy and strait-laced, while he thought she was a loose cannon. Then two years ago, they’d spent one drunken night together, and they’d been at each other’s throats ever since. I couldn’t admit I knew about their shenanigans, so instead, I was forced to play mediator in the hope that they might one day learn to forgive and forget. “Don’t you have a horse to prance around on?” “I’m here to support Gaby since you’re not doing a very good job of it.” “Why does Gaby get all

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