devotion,
and
if
you
accepted
one
Westmoreland,
you
basically
accepted
them
all,
since
they
were
just
that
thick.
At
that
moment
Dare’s
cell
phone
rang
and
he
answered
it.
After
a
few
remarks
and
nods
of
his
head,
he
said.
“You’re
welcome
to
join
us
for
dinner
if
you’d
like.
I
know
for
a
fact
that
everyone
would
love
to
see
you.”
He
nodded
again
and
said,
“All
right.
I’ll
see
you
later.
Moments
later
he
glanced
over
at
AJ
when
they
came
to
a
stop
in
front
of
Chase’s
restaurant.
“That
was
your
mother.
The
emergency
wasn’t
as
bad
as
she’d
thought,
and
she
is
on
her
way
back
home.
I’m
to
take
you
there
after
dinner
instead
of
to
Ms.
Kate’s
house.
AJ
narrowed
his
eyes
at
Dare.
“Why
did
you
do
that?”
“Do
what?”
Dare
asked,
lifting
a
brow.
“Invite
her
to
dinner?”
“Because
I
figured
that
like
you,
she
has
to
eat
sometime,
and
I
know
that
my
family
would
have
love
seeing
her
again.”
He
hesitated
for
a
few
moments,
then
added.
“And
I
would
have
liked
seeing
her
again
myself.
Like
I
said,
your
mom
used
to
mean
a
lot
to
me
a
long
time
ago.”
Their
gazes
locked
for
a
brief
moment,
then
AJ
glared
at
him
and
said
angrily.
“Get
over
it.”
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