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Isaac: You’re not whoring us out.

Seth: Already talked to Mom.She thinks it’s a great idea.

Isaac: How did you talk to Mom?

Seth: I’m sitting with her.

Mark: Then you have to be included.

Seth: I’m taken, remember.

Mark: Until Keith is made aware, you are still very much single.The auction has to be for all of us or none of us.

Abi: That includes me, right?I bet I could get a few grand all on my own.

Mark: NO!

Seth: NO!

Levi: NO!

Jacob: NO!

Isaac: NO!

Ethan: Hell no!

Noah: No.

Seth, Abi, and Mae—The morning of the Vegas trip

Mae: Abi, where are you?Time to go.

Abi: Not going.

Seth: What?Why?We need you.

Abi: No you don’t.I was just gonna be a chaperone.

Mae: That’s not true.Stop playing games.Where are you?

Abi: At Mom and Dad’s.Puking my guts out.Really not going.Mom’s taking me to the doc.

Mae: Aww man.That’s stinks.I hope you feel better.Also, I hope I don’t get sick.

Abi: I don’t think it’s contagious.

Mae: What’s that supposed to mean?

Seth: How would you know that?

Abi: I’ll explain it to you later.

TWENTY-SEVEN

Seth

“Does Keith think all sorts of nefarious things are going to happen on this trip?”

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