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The Confrontation

Veronica

More concerned about the fact that Noah could have no way of knowing that Derek carried a gun, Veronica was not about to wait and see if he'd be provoked into using it.

"You gotta go," she said as she rushed into the front room where Derek now sat.

"Why? What happened?"

"I'll explain later, Derek, but right now you have to go." She opened the screen door and held it open for him.

Derek stood up but didn't leave. He stared at Veronica concerned. "What's the matter with you?"

"Nothing!" Her heart beat faster with every second that passed and Derek was still in her house.

He finally took a few steps toward her but obviously didn't share her urgency to leave. "Veronica, look at you. You're a mess. Let me guess. That was Noah and he's on his way home. What? Are you not allowed to have anyone here, or is it just me he doesn't want here?"

Veronica didn't know why he was pretending he hadn't already figured it all out. She was surprised he hadn't pointed out the glow she'd wor
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