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Leaving it all behind part 7

Bouncing his basketball on the pavement J.J. tries to remove the image of Debbie's lips from his mind. 'Damn. She has to have help, there's no way she could come up with that on her own.' Throwing the ball with more force then control it goes spinning out into the yard.

The distinct sounds of a motorcycle, J.J. grimaces' knowing that Debbie's date Derek was coming to pick her up. 'I hate that guy. Theirs is just something about him.' Running to fetch his ball, J.J. watches her climb on the bike and up a hamlet on. 'Why him?'

Seeing Jarod come out J.J. challenges him to a game of one on one. They go at it for hours. Exhausted J.J. and Jarod head into the house to shower and change for dinner. At the dinner table in front of his family J.J. runs some of his ideas by Jarod.

J.J. tells his family about his funny feeling about Derek, how he acts strange sometimes. Major Charles and Jarod get suspicious of Derek and agree to help J.J. out. Later that night they come up with a plan.

Writing to Debbie Miss Parker lets her know that Ben's cold has returned with a vengeance. When Ben's temperature got close to one hundred and three degrees, Miss Parker took him to the hospital.

The doctors ran some tests, and after a while his temperature dropped but the doctor thought it best if he stayed in bed for the next few days. The doctors said when the results of the test where in they would call her.

Miss Parker want to let Debbie know that if she didn't answer her email right away not to worry she was taking care of Ben. Also if there was anything seriously wrong she would let her know.

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