Since I know you all love me, I'm gonna update now, even though of only gotten two reviews for the last chap.

Chapter 8

Mrs. Blaine hung up the phone. **What have I done to make her hate me so much?** she wondered.

"Mom?" Jessica called from upstairs.

"Coming, Jess." Mrs. Blaine pushed her worry aside. One of her daughters might hate her, but she wasn't going to make the other hate her too.

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Scott looked up when he heard Peter's office door open. Shelby walked in. She wasn't smiling. Scott braced himself for the bad news.

"What'd she say?" Peter asked.

Shelby didn't answer.

"Shel?" Scott sounded worried. "Can you come?"

Shelby took a breath. Since her back was to them, they couldn't see her face. Scott thought she was crying.

Shelby turned and faced them, her head down. "Yes," she said softly.

Scott didn't think he'd heard her correctly. "What did she say, Shel?"

Shelby looked right at him. "Yes. I can come."

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