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“Yeah. Lesson learned: don’t let someone control your finances to the point where you lose financial autonomy.”
“I’m sorry you’re dealing with this.”
“Me too, Kylie. Me too.”
CHAPTER 22
LUC
Ipressed the door code and listened for the telltale beep as it unlocked. My doorbell camera had sent a video of Kylie’s arrival just about an hour ago.
As I stepped through the door, I heard music playing and found Kylie sitting at my kitchen counter. She held a pen in her hand and studied a packet of papers.
The music was loud enough to mask the door opening, and she only noticed me when Liam darted across the kitchen to greet me.
“Hey,” she said, fidgeting with her phone to turn down the volume.
I approached her at the counter, reading over her shoulder. She had filled out at least half of the questionnaire.
“Ooh, don’t let me interrupt,” I said.
I pulled her in for a quick hug and kissed the top of her head. Liam wrapped himself around my legs, meowing loudly and demanding attention.
“Don’t believe him,” she said. “I fed him. He’s not starving.”
“How did you find the food?”
Kylie deadpanned, “He showed me. Do younotknow your cat?”
I bent down and picked him up, and he bunted against my face. His purr vibrated through the room.
“How is the survey coming along?”
“It’s coming. I had to look some terms up here and there.”
“Can I read what you’ve completed?”
She nodded and handed me a small stack of paper.
General Questions:
Birth Control - None
Preferred protection - Condoms
