CHAPTER 5! he knew she wasn't to blame but he couldn't bring himself to care

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TAKE A BITE

CHERRY HAD FINALLY COME TO A CONCLUSION!

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CHERRY HAD FINALLY COME TO A CONCLUSION!

Cherry accompanied Celia and Hartley to the Madden house under the guise of needing to complete their project.

Colby offered to work in the kitchen as soon as Celia finished her maintenance. Well, Cherry would be working. He'd be watching.

"I'm so glad you finally came over! I've been dying to get you and Amy to hangout. You'd love her!" Hartley gushed.

"Seems like you love her." Cherry muttered under her breath, a smile playing on her lips.

Before she could be questioned on the implications of her comment, a voice interrupted.

"Thanks for your help, Celia!" Vic, the father, took a seat at the table, a jug of milk in hand. "I can't imagine what could've caused the garbage disposal to back up."

"I can. Who's been shoving their unpaid parking tickets in here?" Celia asked, throwing away the wet wad of paper.

Amy and Jake glanced up at their mother.

"Hey, don't look at me! I don't even have a license." The woman, Eva, took a seat beside her husband.

"That hasn't stopped you from driving," Amy pointed out, taking a bite of her breakfast.

"Or flying the occasional 747," Jake said, resisting the urge to ask the red-head where her pretty friend was.

"I don't have a license either." Celia revealed casually. "The DMV revoked mine for drag racing."

Cherry broke out into a smile as she nudged Hartley. "Your grandma is my favorite person ever."

"You're a suck up." Hartley teased and looked at the woman in beside the sink. "Enough work, Grandma. It's Mother's Day weekend, time to relax."

"Getting crud out of pipes is how I relax," Celia inspected the sink one last time. "Better get the fifteen-footer."

With her gone, Cherry made sure the door was locked. She slid the completed project onto the breakfast table. Colby narrowed his eyes at the poster. What'd she lie about finishing it for, then?

"I know." was all she said.

Jake choked on one of his pancakes. He let out an awakward laugh and tried to come up with an excuse. "Know that I've got a crush on your super beautiful friend?" He attempted to throw himself under the bus.

The girl didn't seem entertained. The entire family was tense, a thick silence covering the room.

They knew what she knew. How could she have found out? They'd only used their powers in publically minimally and they were absolutely sure no one had seen them.

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