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started thoughtfully, “your mama used to make good money when she was whoring herself out. Got even more when she was pregnant while doing it. Seems some men like it.” Smirking at the horrified look on her face, he walked away.
    In that moment, Keeley knew she had to leave and she couldn’t come back, or he’d force her to become what her mother was. Resolved that it was time to leave, and with nowhere to go, she went to her room to grab her coat. Taking one last look around the dingy room, eyeing the ratty bed, stained shag carpets, and peeling wall paper, she couldn’t help but feel such despair; she could hardly breathe her chest was so tight. But she did what she always did, picked up her stuff and left without a backward glance.
    It was freeing and terrifying, all at the same time. She started walking towards Joy’s Restaurant, and Nathaniel and Tyler.

Chapter 5
    G etting up earlier than usual the next morning, Ty was filled with excitement for their date with Keeley that afternoon. Grabbing a bottle of water, he went downstairs to their home gym for his daily workout. He stopped short when he saw that Nate was already there, then he laughed, because even though they weren’t twins, they often had the same thoughts and actions.
    “Morning,” he said to his brother as he jumped on the treadmill to warm up, while Nate was working the leg machine. Giving him a chin lift in greeting, he kept on working out. After a few minutes of silence Ty finally asked, “Do you think she’ll show?”
    Stopping what he was doing, Nate looked at him thoughtfully before saying, “Ya, I do. I think she’s been hurt Ty, not gonna lie about it, but I think she’s tougher than she looks.” Dwelling on that he got back to his workout, before he started thinking about what their parents had been up to. He knew they were obviously trying to set the both of them up with her.
    After an exhausting and long session, Ty had a quick shower before deciding it was time to give their mother a call, to see exactly what her meddling self was up to. Smiling at the thought, he dialed and waited for her to pick up…
    “…Ok Ma, we get that but you could have just told us she was the reason you wanted us to go there. How did you come across such a shitty place anyways? I know the dads never would have let you go there willingly.” Ty spoke to their mother, Amber, while Nate sat there chuckling at the conversation he was having.
    “Well dear, actually it was Jackson’s idea to go there. You see, when we came back from that trip we took last month to New Orleans, we saw the young woman walking into Fred and Eleanor’s Diner. As she went in, this big fat ugly beast of a man was coming out and dammit boys, he grabbed her. Hard.” Amber paused to take a breath and stifle back the tears that were threatening to come, as she remembered that night. “You know neither of your fathers would stand for that, nor would I.”
    “That was Fred that did that to her. He tried to again, last night,” Nate told her clenching and unclenching his fists in anger.
    “Well, I hope you boys stopped him. Keeley is such a sweet girl, it’s a shame she’s always got new bruises on her, though. She tries so hard to cover them up, but I still see them.”
    “Yes Ma, we did. Nate here made it clear that she was ours,” Ty said to her with a slight chuckle.
    “Well, good, I think she needs some good in her life. I suspect she’s had a rough one. Well, I’ve got to go now. Almost time for bridge club. Have fun on your date boys!” Amber told them, cheerfully.
    “Wait a sec, you said she always has bruises? How often?” Nate asked their mother.
    “Often enough that I know she’s suffering at home, too. She had broken ribs when we first met her; said she fell down the stairs.” Their mother sighed at that. “I just knew that wasn’t the case, though. Take care of her and I’ll talk to you soon. Love you both.”
    “Love you too, Ma,” they said