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Chapter 18
After our talk, I walked Jonas out of the house. I made sure no one will suspect us that Jonas and I are just strangers to each other. I don't want them to know that Jonas only got me pregnant.
"Thank you for saving my ass earlier, Joe," I told Jonas. It was true. I was grateful he was there to save me.
Jonas stood near his car.
"You sure you want to live with me?" He asked, eyes squinting.
"That was your initial decision, right?"
He nodded. "I want you to live with me so I can watch over you."
"I understand, Joe. Again, thank you for not disappointing me."
He leaned against his car. He folded his arms and looked straight at me.
"What do you mean?" He asked. He needed to look up at me to level my eyes.
"When Dad asked you if what did you like about me. We didn't talk about that and I was quite surprised that you got the id
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