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"We need a vacation," Riley says from the seat across the table.
"And forfeit school?"
She has insisted we eat lunch at some fancy restaurant where some movie had once been shot.
"Maybe." She folds her lips around her teeth, suppressing a smile.
"That doesn't sound wise."
"Your mom said they will be cruising before the holiday."
Yes, which means she wants some alone time before her husband's inauguration.
"She means her and dad cruising tete-a-tete." I clarify and take a swig of whatever she has ordered for us that tastes good.
"She told us because she wants us to join them."
My eyes instinctively roll out of sarcasm.
"Is that so?"
"I'm a serious babe." Riley inclined forward, her hands folding over the table.
"I am not going." And it's final, I do not have any mot
